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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 MARIEANTOINETTE," 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—TheFrench Opinion of the English Character—Richardson's Novels—Madame deBeaumont

82. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, Feb. 12, 1765.—Debate on AmericanTaxes—Petition of the Periwig-Makers—Female Head-dresses—Lord Byron'sDuel—Opening of Almack's—No. 45

83. TO COLE, March 9, 1765.—His "Castle of Otranto"—Bishop Percy'sCollection of Old Ballads

84. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, March 26, 1765.—Illness of theKing—French and English Actors and Actresses: Clairon, Garrick, Quin,Mrs. Clive

85. TO MANN, May 25, 1765.—Riots of Weavers—MinisterialChanges—Factious Conduct of Mr. Pitt

86. TO MONTAGU, July 28, 1765.—Prospects of Old Age when joined toGout

87. TO LADY HERVEY, Sept. 14, 1765.—Has reached Paris—The FrenchOpera—Illness of the Dauphin—Popularity of Mr. Hume

88. TO MONTAGU, Sept. 22, 1765.—Is Making New Friends in Paris—Decayof the French Stage—Le Kain—Dumenil—New French inclination forPhilosophy and Free-Thinking—General Admiration of Hume's History andRichardson's Novels

89. TO CHUTE, Oct. 3, 1765.—His Presentation at Court—Illness of theDauphin—Description of his Three Sons

90. TO CONWAY, Jan. 12, 1766.—Supper Parties at Paris—Walpole Writesa Letter from Le Roi de Prusse à Monsieur Rousseau

91. TO GRAY, Jan. 25, 1766.—A Constant Round of Amusements—A Galleryof Female Portraits—Madame Geoffrin—Madame du Deffand—Madame deMirepoix—Madame de Boufflers—Madame de Rochfort—The Maréchale deLuxemburg—The Duchesse de Choiseul—An old French Dandy—M. deMaurepas—Popularity of his Letter to Rousseau

92. TO MANN, Feb. 29, 1766.—Situation of Affairs in England—CardinalYork—Death of Stanilaus Leczinski, Ex-King of Poland

93. TO CONWAY, April 8, 1766.—Singular Riot in Madrid—Changes in theFrench 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 LordClive

97. TO THE SAME, Sept. 27, 1767.—Death of Charles Townshend and ofthe 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. forMiddlesex—Riots in London—Violence of the Mob

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