«The Complete Travel Sketches and Memoirs of Washington Irving: Tales of The Alhambra, Abbotsford and Newstead Abby, A T
«The Complete Travel Sketches and Memoirs of Washington Irving: Tales of The Alhambra, Abbotsford and Newstead Abby, A Tour on the Prairies & Tales of a Traveller (Unabridged)» by Washington Irving
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Washington Irving (1783–1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 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.
Contents:
SPEECH: NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 18, 1842 by Charles Dickens
BIOGRAPHY OF WASHINGTON IRVING
TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA
ABBOTSFORD AND NEWSTEAD ABBY
Abbotsford
Newstead Abbey
Arrival at the Abbey
Abbey Garden
Plough Monday
Old Servants
Superstitions of the Abbey
Annesley Hall
The Lake
Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest
Rook Cell
Little White Lady
A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES
TALES OF A TRAVELLER
Part I: Strange Stories by a Nervous Gentleman
The Great Unknown
The Hunting Dinner
The Adventure of My Uncle
The Adventure of My Aunt
The Bold Dragoon, or the Adventure of My Grandfather
The Adventure of the German Student
The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture
The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger
The Story of the Young Italian
Part II: Buckthorne and His Friends
Literary Life
A Literary Dinner
The Club of Queer Fellows
The Poor Devil Author
Notoriety
A Practical Philosopher
Buckthorne, or the Young Man of Great Expectations
Grave Reflections of a Disappointed Man
The Booby Squire
The Strolling Manager
Part III: The Italian Banditti
The Inn at Terracina
The Adventure of the Little Antiquary
The Belated Travellers
The Adventure of the Popkins Family
The Painter's Adventure
The Story of the Bandit Chieftain
The Story of the Young Robber
The Adventure of the Englishman
Part IV: The Money Diggers
Hell Gate
Kidd the PirateThe Devil and Tom Walker
Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams
The Adventure of the Black Fisherman
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN WASHINGTON IRVING AND EDGAR ALLAN POE