Hieroglyphic Tales [Paperback]

Horace Walpole (Author), Jull McElmurry (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1993

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Fantasy fiction, English; Fantasy fiction, English; Fiction / General; Fiction / Literary;

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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From Library Journal

Walpole , the fourth Earl of Orford, is appropriately the fourth author to be included in Mercury's "Neglected Classics" series, which began in 1991 with Lewis Carroll's The Complete Sylvie and Bruno (Classic Returns, LJ 10/1/92) and most recently includes Henry Handel Richardson's The Getting of Wisdom (Classic Returns, LJ 5/1/93). Remembered as the author of the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto , Walpole penned these seven tales for limited publication in 1786. The popularity of the fantasy genre today may spur interest in these strange stories. Large public and academic fiction collections will want to consider.
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About the Author

Horace Walpole (1717–1797) was an art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and politician who is now largely rememberd for his revival of the Gothic style with his home Strawberry Hill and his novel The Castle of Otranto. Kenneth Gross is a professor of English at the University of Rochester and author of Shakespeare's Noise and Shylock is Shakespeare. He lives in Rochester, New York.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Mercury House; 3rd edition (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562790498
• ISBN-13: 978-1562790493
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,491,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very funny and sarcastic stories., December 14, 2010

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This review is from: Hieroglyphic Tales (Kindle Edition)

I wasn't sure what I was in for when I started reading the author's preface to this book - but once I read the first story, I understood what was going on. It is very over the top, surreal fantasy humor fiction, and it's VERY funny at times. Quick stories to read, and well worth the time!

Wonderful.

Reminded me a lot of Douglas Adams' style (though technically, I suppose one should say that Adams' has a Walpolish style, but I read Adams 3 decades before any Walpole, so there you have it).