Horace Walpole (1717 – 1797) was an English writer and politician. He was the youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, the first British Prime Minister, and was the fourth Earl of Oxfor...view moreHorace Walpole (1717 – 1797) was an English writer and politician. He was the youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, the first British Prime Minister, and was the fourth Earl of Oxford. He’s best known as the author of the founding gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’ (1764).view less