Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I

by Horace Walpole

44. TO MANN, Oct. 24, 1758.—Walpole's Monument to Sir Horace's Brother—Attempted Assassination of the King of Portugal—Courtesy of the Duc D'Aiguillon to his English Prisoners

45. TO ZOUCH, Dec. 9, 1758.—A New Edition of Lucan—Comparison of "Pharsalea"—Criticism on the Poet, with the Aeneid—Helvetius's Work, "De L'Esprit"

46. TO CONWAY, Jan. 19, 1759.—State of the House of Commons

47. TO DALRYMPLE, Feb. 25, 1759.—Robertson's "History of Scotland"—Comparison of Ramsay and Reynolds as Portrait-Painters—Sir David's "History of the Gowrie Conspiracy"

48. TO THE SAME, July 11, 1759.—Writers of History: Goodall, Hume, Robertson—Queen Christina

49. TO CONWAY, Aug. 14, 1759.—The Battle of Minden—Lord G. Sackville

50. TO MANN, Sept. 13, 1759.—Admiral Boscawen's Victory—Defeat of the King of Prussia—Lord G. Sackville

51. TO MONTAGU, Oct. 21, 1759.—A Year of Triumphs

52. TO THE SAME, Nov. 8, 1759.—French Bankruptcy—French Epigram

53. TO THE SAME, Jan. 7, 1760.—He lives amongst Royalty—Commotions in Ireland