Author: Charles ADAMS (D.D.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Memoir of Washington Irving. With selections from his works, and criticisms
Author: Charles ADAMS (D.D.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Memoir of Washington Irving
Author: Charles Adams
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The Original Knickerbocker
Author: Andrew Burstein
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786722223
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Washington Irving-author, ambassador, Manhattanite, and international celebrity-has largely slipped from America's memory, and yet, his creations are still very well known. With a historian's eye for scope and significance, Andrew Burstein returns Irving to the context of his native nineteenth century where he was a major celebrity-both a colorful comic genius and the first name in our national literature. Though he gave his young nation such enduring tales as “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” he was far more than one of our nation's most outsized literary talents. Irving was an American original and a citizen of the world.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786722223
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Washington Irving-author, ambassador, Manhattanite, and international celebrity-has largely slipped from America's memory, and yet, his creations are still very well known. With a historian's eye for scope and significance, Andrew Burstein returns Irving to the context of his native nineteenth century where he was a major celebrity-both a colorful comic genius and the first name in our national literature. Though he gave his young nation such enduring tales as “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” he was far more than one of our nation's most outsized literary talents. Irving was an American original and a citizen of the world.
The complete works of Washington Irving in one volume with a memoir of the author
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Pages : 646
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The Biography Book
Author: Daniel S. Burt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313017263
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313017263
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 636
Book Description
From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.
Rip Van Winkle, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125021766
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788125021766
Category : Catskill Mountains (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
Tales of the Alhambra
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537146249
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Rough draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written during a residence in the Alhambra; others were subsequently added, founded on notes and observations made there. Care was taken to maintain local coloring and verisimilitude; so that the whole might present a faithful and living picture of that microcosm, that singular little world into which I had been fortuitously thrown; and about which the external world had a very imperfect idea. It was my endeavor scrupulously to depict its half Spanish, half Oriental character; its mixture of the heroic, the poetic, and the grotesque; to revive the traces of grace and beauty fast fading from its walls; to record the regal and chivalrous traditions concerning those who once trod its courts; and the whimsical and superstitious legends of the motley race now burrowing among its ruins.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537146249
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Rough draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written during a residence in the Alhambra; others were subsequently added, founded on notes and observations made there. Care was taken to maintain local coloring and verisimilitude; so that the whole might present a faithful and living picture of that microcosm, that singular little world into which I had been fortuitously thrown; and about which the external world had a very imperfect idea. It was my endeavor scrupulously to depict its half Spanish, half Oriental character; its mixture of the heroic, the poetic, and the grotesque; to revive the traces of grace and beauty fast fading from its walls; to record the regal and chivalrous traditions concerning those who once trod its courts; and the whimsical and superstitious legends of the motley race now burrowing among its ruins.
Memoir of Washington Irving
Author: Charles Adams
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656150786
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Excerpt from Memoir of Washington Irving: With Selections From His Works, and Criticisms If, therefore, to such this unpretending volume shall tend to bring the distinguished writer and his Works more prominently to notice, and en tice to a still wider perusal and study of them, then will our humble efi'ort not be in vain. And what was remarked by Edward Everett in the North American Review touching one of Mr. Irving's volumes may be well applied to the majority of his published writings The Ameri can fathe1 who can afford it and does not buy a copy (of' Tour on the Prairies') does not de serve that his sons should prefer his fireside to the bar-room, the pure and chaste pleasures of a cultivated taste to the gross indulgences of sense. He does not deserve that his daughters should pass their leisure hours in maidenly seclusion, and the improvement of their minds, rather than to flaunt on the sidewalks by day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656150786
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Excerpt from Memoir of Washington Irving: With Selections From His Works, and Criticisms If, therefore, to such this unpretending volume shall tend to bring the distinguished writer and his Works more prominently to notice, and en tice to a still wider perusal and study of them, then will our humble efi'ort not be in vain. And what was remarked by Edward Everett in the North American Review touching one of Mr. Irving's volumes may be well applied to the majority of his published writings The Ameri can fathe1 who can afford it and does not buy a copy (of' Tour on the Prairies') does not de serve that his sons should prefer his fireside to the bar-room, the pure and chaste pleasures of a cultivated taste to the gross indulgences of sense. He does not deserve that his daughters should pass their leisure hours in maidenly seclusion, and the improvement of their minds, rather than to flaunt on the sidewalks by day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Commercial Traveller's Guide Book
Author: Linus Pierpont Brockett
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Category : Commercial law
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Category : Commercial law
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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The Sketch-book
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Category : American essays
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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