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Horace Walpole
Writer and architectural enthusiast, cited for Gothic revival views.
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Also known as Horace, Walpole
First appearance: i the medieval tradition
Horace Walpole shows up with force in IV: The Diaspora of the Pioneer. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as the epitome of romanticism, designing the Gothic Strawberry Hill and influencing a trend of superficial historical imitation in architecture.
Horace Walpole first appears in 0003 i the medieval tradition.
In IV: The Diaspora of the Pioneer: Cited as the epitome of romanticism, designing the Gothic Strawberry Hill and influencing a trend of superficial historical imitation in architecture.
Later, in I: Cited as the author of 'The Castle of Otranto' and designer of the Gothic mansion Strawberry Hill, embodying the romantic attitude of summoning the past's ghosts without its substance.
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