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Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I By: Horace Walpole (1717-1797) |
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OF HORACE WALPOLE
SELECTED AND EDITED BY CHARLES DUKE YONGE, M.A. AUTHOR OF "THE HISTORY OF FRANCE UNDER THE BOURBONS," "A LIFE OF MARIE
ANTOINETTE," ETC., ETC.
WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
VOLUME I
London T. FISHER UNWIN PATERNOSTER SQUARE NEW YORK: G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS MDCCCXC
CONTENTS. 1736 1764.
1. TO MONTAGU, May 2, 1736. Marriage of the Princess of Wales Very
lively 2. TO THE SAME, May 6, 1736. Fondness for Old Stories Reminiscences
of Eton, etc. 3. TO THE SAME, March 20, 1737. Wish to Travel Superiority of French
Manners to English in their manner to Ladies 4. TO WEST, April 21, 1739. Theatres at Paris St. Denis Fondness of
the French for Show, and for Gambling Singular Signs The Army the only
Profession for Men of Gentle Birth Splendour of the Public Buildings 5. TO THE SAME, 1739. Magnificence of Versailles The Chartreux Relics 6. TO THE SAME, February 27, 1740. The Carnival The Florentines
Civil, Good natured, and Fond of the English A Curious Challenge 7. TO THE SAME, June 14, 1740. Herculaneum Search should be made for
other Submerged Cities Quotations from Statius 8. TO CONWAY, July 5, 1740. Danger of Malaria Roman Catholic
Relics "Admiral Hosier's Ghost" Contest for the Popedom 9. TO THE SAME, July 9, 1740 10. TO WEST, Oct. 2, 1740. A Florentine Wedding Addison's
Descriptions are Borrowed from Books A Song of Bondelmonti's, with a
Latin Version by Gray, and an English One by the Writer 11. TO MANN, Jan. 22, 1742. Debate on Pulteney's Motion for a
Committee on Papers Relating to the War Speeches of Pulteney, Pitt, Sir
R. Walpole, Sir W. George, etc. Smallness of the Ministerial Majority 12. TO THE SAME, May 26, 1742. Ranelagh Gardens Opened Garrick, "A
Wine merchant turned Player" Defeat of the Indemnity Bill 13. TO THE SAME, Dec. 9, 1742. Debate on Disbanding the Hanoverian
Troops First Speech of Murray (afterwards Earl of Mansfield) Bon Mot
of Lord Chesterfield 14. TO THE SAME, Feb. 24, 1743. King Theodore Handel Introduces
Oratorios 15. TO THE SAME, July 4, 1743. Battle of Dettingen Death of Lord
Wilmington 16. TO THE SAME, Sept. 7, 1743. French Actors at Clifden A new Roman
Catholic Miracle Lady Mary Wortley 17. TO THE SAME, March 29, 1745. Death of his Father Matthews and
Lestock in the Mediterranean Thomson's "Tancred and
Sigismunda" Akenside's Odes Conundrums in Fashion 18. TO THE SAME, May 11, 1745. Battle of Fontenoy The Ballad of the
Prince of Wales 19. TO MONTAGU, August 1, 1745. M. De Grignan Livy's Patavinity The
Maréchal De Belleisle Whiston Prophecies the Destruction of the
World The Duke of Newcastle 20. TO MANN, Sept. 6, 1745. Invasion of Scotland by the Young
Pretender Forces are said to be Preparing in France to join him 21. TO THE SAME, Sept. 20, 1745. This and the following Letters give
a Lively Account of the Progress of the Rebellion till the Retreat from
Derby, after which no particular interest attaches to it 22. TO THE SAME, Sept. 27, 1745. Defeat of Cope 23. TO THE SAME, Oct. 21, 1745. General Wade is Marching to
Scotland Violent Proclamation of the Pretender 24. TO THE SAME, Nov. 22, 1745. Gallant Resistance of Carlisle Mr.
Pitt attacks the Ministry 25. TO THE SAME, Dec. 9, 1745. The Rebel Army has Retreated from
Derby Expectation of a French Invasion 26. TO THE SAME, April 25, 1746. Battle of Culloden 27. TO THE SAME, Aug. 1, 1746. Trial of the Rebel Lords Balmerino and
Kilmarnock 28. TO THE SAME, Oct. 14, 1746. The Battle of Rancoux 29. TO CONWAY, Oct. 24, 1746. On Conway's Verses No Scotch man is
capable of such Delicacy of Thought, though a Scotchwoman may
be Akenside's, Armstrong's, and Glover's Poems 30. TO THE SAME, June 8, 1747. He has bought Strawberry Hill 31. TO THE SAME, Aug. 29, 1748. His Mode of
Life Planting Prophecies of New Methods and New Discoveries in a
Future Generation 32... Continue reading book >>
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