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| Named Person: | Horace Walpole |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Horace Walpole |
| ISBN: | 1851964924 9781851964925 |
| OCLC Number: | 41165421 |
| Notes: | Originally published: The works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. London : G.G. and J. Robinson and J. Edwards, 1798. |
| Description: | 5 v. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | v. 1. Fugitive pieces. Catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England. Supplement. Index to the royal and noble authors -- v. 2. The castle of Otranto. An account of the giants lately discovered. Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard III. Supplement to the historic doubts. Ædes walpolianœ. A sermon on painting. Nature will prevail. Thoughts on tragedy. Thoughts on comedy. Detection of a late forgery. Life of the Rev. Mr. Thomas Baker. Account of my conduct relative to the places I hold under government. Letters to and from ministers. Description of Strawberry-hill. On modern gardening. A counter address to the public, on the late dismission of a general officer -- v. 3. Anecdotes of painting -- v. 4. A catalogue of engravers in England. Life of George Vertue. Dedication to the fouth volume of the anecdotes of painting. Appendix to anecdotes of painting. Notices of artists from Descamps. A letter to the editor of the miscellanies of Chatterton. A narrative of the quarrel of Mr. Hume and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Letters between Hon. Horace Walpole and Richard West Esq. Index to catalogue of engravers -- v. 5. Letters. |
| Other Titles: | Selections. |
| Responsibility: | introduction by Peter Sabor. |
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