Strawberry Hill - Horace Walpole 2.95

Chronology

A list of important dates in Horace Walpole’s life surrounding Strawberry Hill

1739 – Sets off, with Thomas Gray on the Grand tour. Visits France and Italy. Meets John Chute in Florence

1745 – Father dies, leaving Horace his fortune and a house on Arlington Street

1747 - Finds and leases Strawberry Hill

1749 – Purchases Strawberry Hill

1750 – Forms the “Committee on Taste” with John Chute and Richard Bentley to start planning the Gothic development of Strawberry Hill

1757 – Sets up Strawberry Hill Press

1765- The Castle of Otranto is published

1774 – Prints A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole

1784 – Prints A Description of the Villa of Mr. Horace Walpole again with new additions and illustrations