In the Regency and Victorian eras, when theatres were filled with melodramatic plays and operas inspired by the gothic revival, children and adults could recreate these dramas in their parlours using miniature wooden theatres. Fourteen of these are on display at Strawberry Hill House, which was created by Horace Walpole, author of the world's first gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto. "They were fun," says Strawberry…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48PM on July 23, 2022