Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches
General Taste for Pleasure--Entertainments at Twickenham and Esher--Miss Chudleigh’s Ball--Masquerade at Richmond House--The Gallery at Strawberry Hill--Balls--The Duchess of Queensberry--Petition of the Periwig-makers--Ladies’ Head-gear--Almack’s--“The Castle of Otranto”--Pla...
Walpole’s love of English Scenery.--Richmond Hill.--Burke on the French Revolution.--The Berrys at Florence.--Death of George Selwyn.--London Solitude.--Repairs at Cliveden.--Bu...
20. CHAPTER IX.Lady Correspondents.--Madame de Genlis.--Miss Burney and Hannah More.--Deaths of Mrs. Clive and Sir Horace Mann.--Story of Madame de Choiseul.--Richmond.--Queensberry House.--Wa...
18. CHAPTER VII.The American War.--Irish Discontent.--Want of Money.--The Houghton Pictures Sold.--Removal to Berkeley Square.--Ill-health.--A Painting by Zoffani.--The Rage for News.--The Duke...
19. CHAPTER VIII.Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year.--The Royal Academy.--Tonton.--Charles Fox.--William Pitt.--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_.--Improvements at Florence.--Walpole’s Dancing Feats.--No...
12. CHAPTER I.Introduction.--Birth and Parentage.--Education.--Appointments.--Travels.--Parliamentary Career.--Retirement.--Fortune.--Strawberry Hill.--Collections.--Writings.--Printing Press...
13. CHAPTER II.We pass over such of Walpole’s letters as were written before his return from his travels. They are interesting chiefly as parts of a correspondence carried on by four young men...
17. CHAPTER VI.Lord Nuneham.--Madame de Sévigné.--Charles Fox.--Mrs. Clive and Cliveden.--Goldsmith and Garrick.--Dearth of News.--Madame de Trop.--A Bunch of Grapes.--General Election.--Peril...
16. CHAPTER V.The Gout.--Visits to Paris.--Bath.--John Wesley.--Bad Weather.--English Summers.--Quitting Parliament.--Madame du Deffand.--Human Vanity.--The Banks of the Thames.--A Subscripti...
15. CHAPTER IV.General Taste for Pleasure.--Entertainments at Twickenham and Esher.--Miss Chudleigh’s Ball.--Masquerade at Richmond House.--The Gallery at Strawberry Hill.--Balls.--The Duchess...
14. CHAPTER III.The accession of George III. was the beginning of a new era in English society. The character of George II. could inspire no respect. His successor, with all his faults, did as...
10. CHAPTER X.Walpole’s Love of English Scenery--Richmond Hill--Burke on the French Revolution--The Berrys at Florence--Death of George Selwyn--London Solitude--Repairs at Cliveden--Burke and...
6. CHAPTER VI.Lord Nuneham--Madame de Sévigné--Charles Fox--Mrs. Clive and Cliveden--Goldsmith and Garrick--Dearth of News--Madame de Trop--A Bunch of Grapes--General Election--Perils by Land...
11. Letter 2629. CHAPTER IX.Lady Correspondents--Madame de Genlis--Miss Burney and Hannah More--Deaths of Mrs. Clive and Sir Horace Mann--Story of Madame de Choiseul--Richmond--Queensberry House--Warren Ha...
7. CHAPTER VII.The American War--Irish Discontent--Want of Money--The Houghton Pictures sold--Removal to Berkeley Square--Ill-health--A Painting by Zoffani--The Rage for News--The Duke of Glou...
4. CHAPTER IV.General Taste for Pleasure--Entertainments at Twickenham and Esher--Miss Chudleigh’s Ball--Masquerade at Richmond House--The Gallery at Strawberry Hill--Balls--The Duchess of Qu...
5. CHAPTER V.The Gout--Visits to Paris--Bath--John Wesley--Bad Weather--English Summers--Quitting Parliament--Madame du Deffand--Human Vanity--The Banks of the Thames--A Subscription Masquer...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Walpole in his Sixty-fourth Year--The Royal Academy--Tonton--Charles Fox--William Pitt--Mrs. Hobart’s _Sans Souci_--Improvements at Florence--Walpole’s Dancing Feats--No Feather...
1. CHAPTER I.2. CHAPTER II.3. CHAPTER III.