The Complete Tales Of Washington Irving
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1998-03-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780306808401 |
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975.
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Author | : Washington Irving |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1998-03-22 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780306808401 |
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975.
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publisher | : Orient Blackswan |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) |
ISBN | : 9788125021766 |
A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 6313 |
Release | : 2015-06-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 8026839439 |
Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the 19th century. He is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington and Oliver Goldsmith, and several histories of 15th-century Spain, dealing with subjects such as the Moors and the Alhambra.
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publisher | : Lindhardt og Ringhof |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2024-03-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 8726646706 |
An imaginary historian. One immaculately imagined history. Told from the invented Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker’s perspective, Washington Irving’s ‘A History of New York’ weaves a rip-roaringly funny and dangerously dark account of the rise – and fall- of The Big Apple. Kick-starting with the creation of the world, we follow the origins of life and love as we know it, through to the new world discoveries and dangers of the Dutch Dynasty. Crafting a tale full of mystery and might, Irving’s satirical ‘A History of New York’ is ideal for American literature fans of Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz and Jim Broadbent in ‘Gangs of New York’. Washington Irving (1783- 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. A prolific author, Irving wrote ‘The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent’, ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ and ‘Rip Van Winkle.’ Whilst his celebrated historical biographies span Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad and George Washington, his 15th-century histories of Span explore Alhambra, Christopher Columbus and the Moors. Having served as American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s, Irving remains a rich cultural insight into both American and Spanish history. His human touch and deep emotional insight are reflected throughout his thought-provoking novels.
Author | : Washington Irving |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 1822 |
Genre | : American essays |
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Author | : Washington Irving |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 802 |
Release | : 1994-08-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780306805936 |
Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (published in five volumes in 1856-59) was the product of his last years and remains his most personal work. Christened with the name of the great general, Irving was blessed by Washington while still a boy of seven, and later came to know many of the prominent figures of the Revolution. In these pages he describes them using firsthand source material and observation. The result is a book which is fascinating not only for its subject (the American Revolution), but also for how it reveals in illuminating detail the personality and humanity of a now remote, towering icon. Here is an intimate portrait of Washington the man, from Virginia youth to colonial commander to commander-in-chief of the patriot army to first president and great guiding force of the American federation. But one cannot read Irving's Life without marveling at the supreme art behind it, for his biography is foremost a work of literature. Charles Neider's abridgment and editing of Irving's long out-of-print classic has created a literary work comparable in importance and elegance to the original. George Washington, A Biography, Neider's title for his edition of Irving's Life, makes the work accessible to modern audiences. The extensive introduction provides a detailed analysis of Irving's life and times, and the difficulties he faced as he worked against his own failing health to finish what he felt was his masterpiece. This new edition of the superb biography of America's first citizen by America's first literary artist remains as fresh and unique today as when it was penned.