# Horace Walpole — Sticks and Stones character guide

> Horace Walpole in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Horace, Walpole

**First appearance:** 0003-i-the-medieval-tradition

## Who they are

Writer and architectural enthusiast, cited for Gothic revival views.

## In the story

### [IV: The Diaspora of the Pioneer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/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.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/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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