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Hieroglyphic Tales

Hieroglyphic Tales

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Number of Chapters: 8

Length: 01 hour and 21 minutes

Language: English

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

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Preface (Barbara Baker)
A new Arabian Night's Entertainment (Barbara Baker)
The King and his three Daughters (Barbara Baker)
The Dice-Box. A Fairy Tale (Barbara Baker)
The Peach in Brandy. A Milesian Tale (Barbara Baker)
Mi Li. A Chinese Fairy Tale (Barbara Baker)
A True Love Story (Barbara Baker)
Postscript (Barbara Baker)
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