Washington Irving

Old Christmas From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Washington Irving is best known for spooky stories set in the early part of 18th century America but here he looks back to the England that he traveled to in his younger days. There's a grand old country family with it's patriarch who entertains his extended family and even part of the village he heads.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 70
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783962723569
• Artikelnr.: 52535297

Autorenporträt

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 ¿ November 28, 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 collection, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. (Wikipedia)