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Hieroglyphic tales
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Title
Hieroglyphic tales, 1766-1771.
Physical Description
10 leaves ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Typed transcripts of the fifth tale included with manuscript.
The fifth and sixth tales publised as Hieroglyphic tales (Strawberry Hill Press, 1785) are not included in this manuscript.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Mrs. Bentley, 1937.
Access and use
This material is available for research.
Summary
Manuscript, in Walpole's hand, of drafts, with numerous emendations, of five lighthearted and occasionally satirical fairy tales. The first tale, titled A new Arabian night's entertainment, is a parody of the relationship between Scheherezade and Shahryar in the frame tale of The Arabian Nights. The second tale, titled The king and his three daughters, concerns the political and dynastic problems of a kingdom in which the king's eldest daughter does not exist. The third tale, titled The Dice-box and annotated, "translated from the French translation of the Countess of Daunois for the entertainment of Miss Caroline Campbell," is a fantastic tale of a nine-year-old girl named Pissimissi, the elephant and ladybird which draw her car, and her encounter with King Solomon. The fourth tale, titled The peach in brandy: a milesian tale, addresses the dynastic problems of a country with Irish connotations. The fifth and final tale, titled The bird's nest, describes the fantastic dream of Guzalme, Queen of Serendip.
Publications
First four tales Published by Horace Walpole as: Hieroglyphic tales. Strawberry Hill Press, 1785.
The bird's nest first published in Horace Walpole, writer, politician, and connoisseur. New Haven :Yale University Press, 1967.
All seven tales (the six first published in 1785 and The bird's nest) were published by Augustan Reprint Society in 1982.
Variant and related titles
The bird's nest.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 12, 2008
References
Horace Walpole, Hieroglyphic Tales. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
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Horace Walpole, Hieroglyphic Tales. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
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