Horace Walpole
/ˌhɒrəs ˈwɔːlpəʊl/
/ˌhɔːrəs ˈwɔːlpəʊl/
- (1717-97) an English author, the son of Robert Walpole. His best-known book is The Castle of Otranto (1764), an early Gothic novel set in the 12th–13th centuries. Walpole is also famous for his house, Strawberry Hill, which he designed as a Gothic castle.
（1717-97）英国作家，Robert Walpole的儿子。他最著名的书是奥特朗托城堡（The Castle of Otranto）（1764年），这是一部12至13世纪的早期哥特式小说。沃尔波尔（Walpole）还以他的房子草莓山（Strawberry Hill）闻名，他将其设计为哥特式城堡。