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HORACE WALPOLE
AND HIS WORLD
SELECT PASSAGES FROM HIS LETTERS
EDITED BY
L. B. SEELEY, M.A. Sometime Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge
AUTHOR OF
"FANNY BURNEY AND HER FRIENDS"
NEW EDITION
LONDON
SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED
ESSEX STREET, Strand
1895
LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNICA DAVIS
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Parliamentary Career-
-
Retirement
Introduction-Birth and Parentage-Education - Appoint-
ments - Travels
Fortune Strawberry Hill-Collections-Writings-Print-
ing Press-Accession to Title-Death--Character-Poli-
tical Conduct and Opinions-The Slave Trade-Strikes—
Views of Literature-Friendships-Charities-Chatterton—
Letters.
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CHAPTER II.
Country Life-Ranelagh Gardens-The Rebel Lords-The
Earthquake A Frolic at Vauxhall-Capture of a House-
breaker-Strawberry Hill-The Beautiful Gunnings-Sterne 33
CHAPTER III.
A new Reign-Funeral of the late King-Houghton revisited
-Election at Lynn-Marriage of George III.—His Coro-
nation
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CHAPTER IV.
General Taste for Pleasure- Entertainments at Twickenham
and Esher-Miss Chudleigh's Ball-Masquerade at Rich-
mond 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 "-
Plans for a Bower-A late Dinner-Walpole's Idle Life-
Social Usages
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Contents.
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 Masquerade-Extravagance of the
Age-The Pantheon-Visiting Stowe with Princess Amelia
-George Montagu-The Countess of Ossory-Powder-
Mills Blown up at Hounslow-Distractions of Business and
Pleasure
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 and Water-Sir Horace Mann—
Lord Clive-The History of Manners-A Traveller from
Lima-The Sçavoir Vivre Club-Reflections on Life-The
Pretender's Happiness-Paris Fashions-Madame du Def-
fand ill-Growth of London Sir Joshua Reynolds-
Change in Manners-Our Climate
CHAPTER VII.
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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 Gloucester-Wilkes--Fashions, Old and New-
Mackerel News-Pretty Stories-Madame de Sévigné's
Cabinet-Picture of his Waldegrave Nieces-The Gordon
Riots-Death of Madame du Deffand-The Blue Stockings 151
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 Feathers at Court--Highwaymen-Loss of the
Royal George-Mrs. Siddons-Peace-Its Social Conse-
quences-The Coalition-The Rivals-Political Excitement
-The Westminster Election-Political Caricatures-Con-
way's Retirement-Lady Harrington-Balloons-Illness-
Recovery
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