Meet a Rare Book - Horace Walpole

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In this episode, we get up close and personal with Horace Walpole: prime minister’s son, writer, and patron of the arts. Georgia first discusses a book of poetry printed at Walpole’s Strawberry Hill Press before taking us inside the walls of the house itself, a gothic masterpiece on the banks of the river Thames on the outskirts of London. Learn more about these rare books: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/en/heritage-and-research/meet-a-rare-book/ep5-horace-walpole.html Enjoy other Meet a Rare Book episodes from the series playlist: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/en/heritage-and-research/meet-a-rare-book.html Sound Archive: Originally recorded on 22 August 2019 for the Meet a Rare Book Collection SA_0078_04 Image: The works of Horatio Walpole, 1798. b1969393_Vol_1_03 Music: www.purple-planet.com Production Credits: Edited and presented for podcast by Mark Gosper, 2021. Staff talks presented by Georgia Prince recorded by Sue Berman [2019-2021]. Executive producer - Sue Berman Research and copywriting - Renée Orr, Zoë Colling, Georgia Prince and Jane Wild. Thanks to the Digital Assets, Web Design and Content and Development Teams. Supported by Auckland Council Libraries.

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