Hieroglyphic Tales
Horace Walpole
Read by Barbara Baker
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 |