Washington Irving

Gebundenes Buch

RIP VAN WINKLE And Other Writings

Beschreibung

This collection of stories is made up of Ten original and imaginative tales by Washington Irving including his masterpiece, "RIP VAN WINKLE" as well as, "A Posthumous Writing Of Diedrich Knickerbocker", "A Legend Of Communipaw", "Guests From Gibbet Island", "Christmas", "Communipaw", "Conspiracy Of The Cocked Hats", "Desultory Thoughts On Criticism", "Little Britain", "National Nomenclature" & "Recollections Of The Alhambra".

Autor

Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Irving made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in 1819-20.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Delhi Open Books
• Seitenzahl: 94
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 261g
• ISBN-13: 9789395346788
• ISBN-10: 9395346787
• Artikelnr.: 67075863