Horace Walpole

Horace Walpole (1717–1797) was an English writer, historian, politician, art collector, and man of letters whose imagination and literary innovation left a lasting mark on English literature. Best known as the author of The Castle of Otranto (1764), he is widely regarded as the founder of the Gothic novel. His fascination with medieval architecture, mystery, and the supernatural introduced a new style of storytelling...