Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II

"Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II" by Horace Walpole is a compilation of letters from the 1700s, where Walpole shares his thoughts and experiences. The book begins with Walpole writing about his trip to Paris and the people he met, like Madame de Boufflers, while also sharing what the French thought about the English. Walpole makes fun of how people acted in both countries, especially how proper and snobby he thought the French were. He also talks about what he thought about art, books, plays, and current political problems, like taxes in America and what was going on with the English government. This sets the scene for readers to see into 18th-century European life through Walpole's funny and smart observations