Hieroglyphic Tales


Read by Barbara Baker

(3.7 stars; 6 reviews)

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 (1 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Preface 10:45 Read by Barbara Baker
A new Arabian Night's Entertainment 12:04 Read by Barbara Baker
The King and his three Daughters 10:47 Read by Barbara Baker
The Dice-Box. A Fairy Tale 9:56 Read by Barbara Baker
The Peach in Brandy. A Milesian Tale 9:22 Read by Barbara Baker
Mi Li. A Chinese Fairy Tale 18:22 Read by Barbara Baker
A True Love Story 8:26 Read by Barbara Baker
Postscript 1:25 Read by Barbara Baker