Hieroglyphic Tales

Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797)

Surreal and satirical, these stories by the eighteenth century man of letters, Whig politician, art historian and antiquarian are '"...mere whimsical trifles, written chiefly for private entertainment, and for private amusement... an attempt to vary the stale and beaten class of stories and novels, which, though works of invention, are almost always devoid of imagination...." Horace Walpole - Summary by barbara2

Genre(s): Gothic Fiction, Literary Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Barbara Baker
00:10:45
Play 01 A new Arabian Night's Entertainment Barbara Baker
00:12:04
Play 02 The King and his three Daughters Barbara Baker
00:10:47
Play 03 The Dice-Box. A Fairy Tale Barbara Baker
00:09:56
Play 04 The Peach in Brandy. A Milesian Tale Barbara Baker
00:09:22
Play 05 Mi Li. A Chinese Fairy Tale Barbara Baker
00:18:22
Play 06 A True Love Story Barbara Baker
00:08:26
Play 07 Postscript Barbara Baker
00:01:25