Hieroglyphic Tales

About this film

LibriVox recording of Hieroglyphic Tales by Horace Walpole. Read in English 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 For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (37MB)

Directors & creators

Horace Walpole

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;surrealism gothic literature-18thcentury

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