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Hieroglyphic Tales

Gelesen von Barbara Baker

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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

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A new Arabian Night's Entertainment

12:04

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The King and his three Daughters

10:47

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The Dice-Box. A Fairy Tale

9:56

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The Peach in Brandy. A Milesian Tale

9:22

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Mi Li. A Chinese Fairy Tale

18:22

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A True Love Story

8:26

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Postscript

1:25

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