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/Pages/meet-a-rare-book-ep5-horace-walpole.aspx
Enjoy other Meet a Rare Book episodes from the series playlist: www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/meet…-book.aspx
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.
