Horace Walpole

Horace Walpole was an English writer, art historian, and politician best known for 'The Castle of Otranto' (1764), widely regarded as the first Gothic novel. Born into a prominent political family, he was the son of Prime Minister Robert Walpole and produced a vast body of correspondence that offers insight into elite Georgian society.

London, England Sep 24, 1717 Wikipedia
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