Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 317 Walpole, Horace 1717 1797 Orford, Horace Walpole, Earl of Walpole, Horatio Marshall, William Muralto, Onuphrio Yonge, Charles Duke 1812 1891 Yonge, C. D. (Charles Duke) Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I Produced by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I" by Horace Walpole is a collection of letters written in the 18th century. This correspondence chronicles Walpole's observations, experiences, and commentary on various subjects, ranging from personal anecdotes and insights on societal manners to reflections on political events and cultural phenomena of his time. The opening of this collection reveals Walpole's vibrant personality and his keen engagement with contemporary society. In his letters to friends, he shares thoughts on the marriage of the Princess of Wales, reminisces about his education at Eton, and expresses a desire to travel, all while weaving in humorous observations about English and French manners. He discusses theatrical experiences in Paris, reflects on the splendor of Versailles, and provides a lively account of daily life, highlighting both the grandeur and the absurdity he encounters, thereby setting the tone for what promises to be an insightful and entertaining read through his epistolary exchanges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Authors, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 -- Correspondence Legislators -- Great Britain -- Correspondence Nobility -- Great Britain -- Correspondence DA PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 554210 2025-10-05T13:11:39.359301 text/html 554187 554070 2024-11-05T15:44:26.475029 2023-10-06T04:01:33.040865 text/html text/html 323420 2025-10-05T13:11:48.450277 application/epub+zip 326370 2025-10-05T13:11:42.646268 application/epub+zip 295699 2025-10-05T13:11:41.404291 application/epub+zip 602191 2025-10-05T13:11:52.926224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572216 2025-10-05T13:11:47.554317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535506 2022-09-06T18:39:45.850029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513653 2025-10-05T13:11:38.958307 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 493767 2024-10-28T19:07:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18627 2025-10-05T13:11:53.070265 application/rdf+xml 19929 2025-10-05T13:11:41.895302 image/jpeg 4724 2025-10-05T13:11:41.647331 image/jpeg 312148 2025-10-05T13:11:39.400347 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia