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The Complete Tales of Washington Irving
 
 

The Complete Tales of Washington Irving (Paperback)

by Washington Irving (Author), Charles Neider (Editor) "The following Tale was found among the papers of the late Diedrich Knickerbocker, an old gentleman of New York, who was very curious in the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 840 pages
  • Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition (1 Mar 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0306808404
  • ISBN-13: 978-0306808401
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.8 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 727,972 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Washington Irving (17831859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and the first to enjoy international acclaim. In addition to his long public service as a diplomat, Irving was amazingly prolific: His collected works fill forty volumes that encompass essays, history, travel writings, and multi-volume biographies of Columbus and Washington. But it is Irvings mastery of suspense, characterization, tempo, and irony that transforms his fiction into virtuoso performances, earning him his reputation as the father of the American short story. Charles Neider has gathered all sixty-one of Irving's tales, originally scattered throughout his many collections of nonfiction essays and sketches, into one magnificent volume. Together, they reveal his wide range: besides the expected classics like "Rip Van Winkle," "The Spectre Bridegroom," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and "The Devil and Tom Walker," his fiction embraces realistic tales, ghost stories, parodies, legends, fables, and satires. For those familiar only with secondhand retellings of Irving's most famous tales, this collection offers the opportunity to step inside Washington Irving's imagination and partake of its innumerable and timeless pleasures.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Proof of the talent of an important American author, 11 April 1998
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This wonderful collection proves once and for all that there is more to Irving than "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". The stories contained within this volume are wonderfully told and sparkle with imagination. The pieces from "The Alahambra" were the most impressive.
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