The Castle of Otranto

  • Strawberry Hill: the eccentric house that inspired the Gothic Revival

    Originally posted on Flickering Lamps: Among the smart suburban homes of Twickenham is a very strange house.  Gleaming white walls, battlements, Gothic pinnacles and a round tower stand out against more restrained neighbours. Strawberry Hill House, home of the eccentric man of letters Horace Walpole during the second half of the 18th Century, is arguably…

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