Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 4 of 16: Fourth Earl of Orford; Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices Now are you mortally angry with me for trifling with you, and not telling you at once the particulars Of this almost-revolution. You may be-angry, but I shall take my own time, and shall give myself what airs I please both to you, my Lord Ambassador, and to you, my Lord Secretary of State, who will, I suppose, open this letter-ii you have courage enough left. In the first place, I assume all the impertinence of a prophet - ay, of that great curiosity, a prophet, who really prophesied before the event, and whose predictions have been accomplished. Have I, or have I not, announced to you the unexpected blows that would be given to the administration - come, I will lay aside my dignity, and satisfy your impatience. There's moderation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 11 of 16: Chronologically Arranged, and Edited With Notes and Indices; 1779-1781 IT would have been impossible for me, Madam, to'have met your Ladyship in town yesterday, had it been proper but when you were there but for one day, and that a nuptial one, I should have been unreasonable to expect you to bestow a twinkling on me. In fact, I was detained here; poor Lady Aylesbury was come to me all terror and distress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Supplement to the Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 1 of 2: Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices; 1725-1783 A certain number of new letters having come to hand since the publication of the last instalment (1905) of the late Mrs. Paget Toynbee's edition of the Letters of Horace Walpole, the present Editor two years ago (in 1913) instituted fresh inquiries, public and private, for Walpole letters, with a View to the publication of a Supplement. Thanks to the good offices of numerous friends and correspondents in this country and in America, these inquiries met with unexpected success. The present Supplement contains 258 letters (or parts of letters). Of these, 110 are now printed for the first time; twenty-three are now first printed in full; and 125 are reprinted from various sources, some of which have only recently become available. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 15 of 16: Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices; 1791 1797 Thomas Walpole the Younger. Countess of Upper Ossory Countess of Upper Ossory Countess of Upper Ossory Joseph Cooper Walker. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 3 of 16: Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices; 1750 1756 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.