The Letters of Horace Walpole - Volume II

Letters of Horace Walpole, by
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LETTERS
OF
HORACE WALPOLE
SELECTED AND EDITED BY
CHARLES DUKE YONGE, M.A.
AUTHOR OF "THE HISTORY OF FRANCE UNDER THE
BOURBONS," "A LIFE OF MARIE ANTOINETTE," ETC., ETC.
WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
VOLUME II
London
T. FISHER UNWIN
PATERNOSTER SQUARE
NEW YORK: G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS
MDCCCXC

CONTENTS.
1764-1795.
81. TO MANN, Dec. 20, 1764.--Madame de Boufflers at
Strawberry--The French Opinion of the English
Character--Richardson's Novels--Madame de Beaumont
82. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, Feb. 12, 1765.--Debate on
American Taxes--Petition of the Periwig-Makers--Female
Head-dresses--Lord Byron's Duel--Opening of Almack's--No. 45

83. TO COLE, March 9, 1765.--His "Castle of Otranto"--Bishop
Percy's Collection of Old Ballads
84. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, March 26, 1765.--Illness of the
King--French and English Actors and Actresses: Clairon, Garrick, Quin,
Mrs. Clive
85. TO MANN, May 25, 1765.--Riots of Weavers--Ministerial
Changes--Factious Conduct of Mr. Pitt
86. TO MONTAGU, July 28, 1765.--Prospects of Old Age when joined
to Gout
87. TO LADY HERVEY, Sept. 14, 1765.--Has reached Paris--The
French Opera--Illness of the Dauphin--Popularity of Mr. Hume
88. TO MONTAGU, Sept. 22, 1765.--Is Making New Friends in
Paris--Decay of the French Stage--Le Kain--Dumenil--New French
inclination for Philosophy and Free-Thinking--General Admiration of
Hume's History and Richardson's Novels
89. TO CHUTE, Oct. 3, 1765.--His Presentation at Court--Illness of the
Dauphin--Description of his Three Sons
90. TO CONWAY, Jan. 12, 1766.--Supper Parties at Paris--Walpole
Writes a Letter from Le Roi de Prusse à Monsieur Rousseau
91. TO GRAY, Jan. 25, 1766.--A Constant Round of Amusements--A
Gallery of Female Portraits--Madame Geoffrin--Madame du
Deffand--Madame de Mirepoix--Madame de Boufflers--Madame de
Rochfort--The Maréchale de Luxemburg--The Duchesse de
Choiseul--An old French Dandy--M. de Maurepas--Popularity of his
Letter to Rousseau
92. TO MANN, Feb. 29, 1766.--Situation of Affairs in
England--Cardinal York--Death of Stanilaus Leczinski, Ex-King of
Poland

93. TO CONWAY, April 8, 1766.--Singular Riot in Madrid--Changes
in the French Ministry--Insurrections in the Provinces
94. TO MONTAGU, June 20, 1766.--The Bath Guide--Swift's
Correspondence
95. TO CHUTE, Oct. 10, 1766.--Bath--Wesley
96. TO MANN, July 20, 1767.--Ministerial Difficulties--Return of
Lord Clive
97. TO THE SAME, Sept. 27, 1767.--Death of Charles Townshend and
of the Duke of York--Whist the New Fashion in France
98. TO GRAY, Feb. 18, 1768.--Some New Poems of Gray--Walpole's
"Historic Doubts"--Boswell's "Corsica"
99. TO MANN, March 31, 1768.--Wilkes is returned M.P. for
Middlesex--Riots in London--Violence of the Mob
100. TO MONTAGU, April 15, 1768.--Fleeting Fame of
Witticisms--"The Mysterious Mother"
101. TO MANN, June 9, 1768.--Case of Wilkes
102. TO MONTAGU, June 15, 1768.--The English Climate
103. TO VOLTAIRE, July 27, 1768.--Voltaire's Criticisms on
Shakespeare--Parnell's "Hermit"
104. TO THE EARL OF STRAFFORD, Aug. 16, 1768.--Arrival of the
King of Denmark--His Popularity with the Mob
105. TO MANN, Jan. 31, 1769.--Wilkes's Election--The Comtesse de
Barri--The Duc de Choiseul's Indiscretion
106. TO MONTAGU, May 11, 1769.--A Garden Party at
Strawberry--A Ridotto at Vauxhall

107. TO MANN, June 14, 1769.--Paoli--Ambassadorial Etiquette
108. TO CHUTE, Aug. 30, 1765.--His Return to Paris--Madame
Deffand--A Translation of "Hamlet"--Madame Dumenil--Voltaire's
"Mérope" and "Les Guèbres"
109. TO MONTAGU, Sept. 17, 1769.--The French Court--The Young
Princes--St. Cyr--Madame de Mailly
110. TO MANN, Feb. 27, 1770.--A Masquerade--State of Russia
111. TO THE SAME, May 6, 1770.--Wilkes--Burke's
Pamphlet--Prediction of American Republics--Extravagance in England
112. TO MONTAGU, May 6, 1770.--Masquerades in Fashion--A
Lady's Club
113. TO MANN, June 15, 1770,--The Princess of Wales is gone to
Germany--Terrible Accident in Paris
114. TO THE SAME, Dec. 29, 1770.--Fall of the Duc de Choiseul's
Ministry
115. TO THE SAME, Feb. 22, 1771.--Peace with Spain--Banishment
of the French Parliament--Mrs. Cornelys's Establishment--The Queen
of Denmark 116. TO THE SAME, April 26, 1771.--Quarrel of the
House of Commons with the City--Dissensions in the French Court and
Royal Family--Extravagance in England
117. TO CONWAY, July 30, 1771.--Great Distress at the French Court
118. TO CHUTE, August 5, 1771.--English Gardening in
France--Anglomanie--He is weary of Paris--Death of Gray
119. TO COLE, Jan. 28, 1772.--Scantiness of the Relics of
Gray--Garrick's Prologues, &c.--Wilkes's Squint
120. TO MANN, April 9, 1772.--Marriage of the Pretender--The
Princess Louise, and her Protection of the Clergy--Fox's Eloquence

121. TO COLE, Jan. 8, 1773.--An Answer to his "Historic
Doubts"--His Edition of Grammont
122. TO MANN, July10, 1774.--Popularity of Louis XVI.--Death of
Lord Holland--Bruce's "Travels"
123. TO THE SAME,