Washington Irving's delightful account of a festive Christmas holiday includes five incomparable essays. Written well over a century ago, Irving's sketches «celebrate the celebration» with heartwarming descriptions of Yuletide events. Irving recalls with warmth and wonder his many colorful experiences of a traditional Victorian Christmas while a guest at an English estate–from the Christmas Eve trip by a stagecoach filled with «rosy-cheeked boys» returning from school, and scenes of...
This eBook edition of «LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON (Illustrated)» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of...
This eBook edition of «LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON (Illustrated)» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of...
This eBook edition of «LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON (Illustrated)» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of...
The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. (1802) is a collection of nine observational letters written by American writer Washington Irving under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. The letters lampoon marriage, manners, dress and culture of early 19th century New York. They are Irving's début in print. Jonathan Oldstyle is the first of many pseudonyms under which Irving wrote during his career and it stands out as a descriptive name for the character of the narrator – an aging bachelor who...
"The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent." (1802) is a collection of nine observational letters written by American writer Washington Irving under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. The letters lampoon marriage, manners, dress and culture of early 19th century New York. They are Irving's début in print. Jonathan Oldstyle is the first of many pseudonyms under which Irving wrote during his career and it stands out as a descriptive name for the character of the narrator – an aging bachelor...
The most beloved and oft-adapted work by Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow follows a love triangle in the New York countryside in 1790. Sleepy Hollow, a supposedly haunted glen on the outskirts of Tarry Town, is home to a particularly ghoulish fiend – the Headless Horseman – who is said to be the specter of a fallen soldier. Ichabod Crane, a schoolmaster from Connecticut, competes with local hero Abraham 'Brom Bones' Van Brunt for the affections of the young, beautiful,...
El pueblo de Sleepy Hollow estaba bajo un hechizo adormecedor; la gente que vivía ahí caminaba soñolienta y era propensa a tener visiones y sueños extraños. Por todo el pueblo existían lugares encantados y supersticiones. Entre todas estas fantasías, había un espectro que sobresalía de todos los demás. Un soldado que por las noches cabalgaba velozmente, asustando a los lugareños con sólo el galopar de su caballo. Iba de un lugar a otro buscando algo importante: su cabeza. Irving Washington,...
"Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete" by Washington Irving. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are...