Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Horace Walpole (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797) .British politician, wit, and writer, he is best known for The Castle of Otranto (1764), the very first Gothic novel. His letters remain some of the most vivid portraits of 18th-century life. Walpole captured both irony and insight […]

Horace Walpole: The Elegance of the Gothic and of Wit.