Delphi Complete Works of Horace Walpole (Illustrated‪)‬

The eighteenth century man of letters Horace Walpole is accredited with writing the first Gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’, as well as producing an accomplished range of literary texts in various genres. This comprehensive eBook presents Walpole’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)


* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Walpole’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Many rare non-fiction works, appearing in digital print for the first time, including Walpole’s art criticism and memoirs of George II and III

* Includes Walpole’s rare poetry collection – available in no other collection

* Includes Walpole’s letters - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence

* Features two biographies - discover Walpole’s literary life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres


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CONTENTS:


The Novel

THE CASTLE OF OTRANTO


The Shorter Fiction

HIEROGLYPHIC TALES


The Plays

THE MYSTERIOUS MOTHER

THE COUNT OF NARBONNE


The Poetry

FUGITIVE PIECES IN VERSE AND PROSE


The Non-Fiction

SOME ANECDOTES OF PAINTING IN ENGLAND

AN ACCOUNT OF THE GIANTS LATELY DISCOVERED

HISTORIC DOUBTS ON THE LIFE AND REIGN OF RICHARD III

ON MODERN GARDENING

A DESCRIPTION OF THE VILLA OF MR. HORACE WALPOLE

CATALOGUE OF ENGRAVERS

MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE SECOND

MEMOIRS OF THE REIGN OF KING GEORGE THE THIRD


The Letters

THE LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE


The Biographies

SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD by Lord Dover

HORATIO WALPOLE by Adolphus William Ward


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