02270cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000320011724500430014926400510019230000470024333600260029033700260031633800360034250000310037850800880040952010790049753400450157665300550162165300490167665300510172565300480177670000360182485600430186099900170190312073UtSlPG20260610133304.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDAaPR1 aWalpole, Horace,d1717-179710aLetters of Horace Walpole — Volume I 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-04-01  aProduced by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAuthors, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence  aWalpole, Horace, 1717-1797 -- Correspondence  aLegislators -- Great Britain -- Correspondence  aNobility -- Great Britain -- Correspondence1 aYonge, Charles Duke,d1812-189140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12073  c53493d53493