Washington Irving

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Wolfert S Roost and Miscellanies

Beschreibung

Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was an American author known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Irving was also an essayist, historian and biographer. Irving was the first American writer to gain fame in Europe. Irving achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon in 1819. Irving used the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon on several occasions. Selections in this collection include Chronicle of Wolfert's Roost, Sleepy Hollow, Birds of Spring, Recollections of the Alhambra, Abencerrage, Enchanted Island, Adelantado of the Seven Cities, National Nomenclature, Desultory Thoughts on Criticism, Spanish Romance, Legend of Don Muio Sancho de Hinojosa, Communipaw, Conspiracy of the Cocked Hats, Legend of Communipaw, The Bermudas, Pelayo and the Merchant's Daughter, Knight of Malta, Legend of the Engulphed Convent, Count Van Horn Wolfert's Roost, and miscellanies.,

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: Book Jungle
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 341g
• ISBN-13: 9781438574462
• ISBN-10: 1438574460
• Artikelnr.: 29494609