tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post7188776176928900293..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Horace Walpole's Cabinet of CuriositiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-48220147009073935042009-12-14T19:49:00.698-05:002009-12-14T19:49:00.698-05:00To be honest, I didn't think that Strawberry H...To be honest, I didn't think that Strawberry HIll was still in existence. How fantastic that it is, and that it's being restored!<br />Looking forward to more details from the exhibition....Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-14957068857789454752009-12-14T16:25:09.721-05:002009-12-14T16:25:09.721-05:00It's so great that Strawberry Hill is being re...It's so great that Strawberry Hill is being restored. I love that it started out as a coachman's house, and that Walpole built it from there. He had quite a vision.Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-34765404150702296922009-12-14T16:23:34.649-05:002009-12-14T16:23:34.649-05:00Margaret, he turned out to be a fascinating fellow...Margaret, he turned out to be a fascinating fellow--enough to lure me to reading his letters, too, though, really, it's not my time period--but how can one resist? Elizabeth, I want to see it again! And yes, I succumbed to temptation and bought the book...because I'm weak. Look for more on Strawberry Hill and Walpole tomorrow.Loretta Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170060214285828433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-87929409623466290382009-12-14T12:05:51.018-05:002009-12-14T12:05:51.018-05:00Ooh, I so want to see this exhibit.Ooh, I so want to see this exhibit.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-38074092623476423112009-12-14T10:19:48.999-05:002009-12-14T10:19:48.999-05:00Great stuff, Loretta.
And Horace was just a marvel...Great stuff, Loretta.<br />And Horace was just a marvellous old gossip and busybody--one reason I love reading his letters!Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.com