The Complete Tales Of Washington IrvingHachette Books, 1998 M03 22 - 798 pages Washington Irving (1783–1859) 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 Irving's 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. |
Contents
RIP VAN WINKLE | 1 |
THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM | 17 |
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW | 31 |
THE STOUT GENTLEMAN | 57 |
THE STUDENT OF SALAMANGA | 66 |
ANNETTE DELARBRE | 122 |
DOLPH HEYLIGER | 139 |
Strange Stories lay a N ervons Gentleman | 195 |
LEGEND OF PRINCE AHMED AL KAMEL | 512 |
LEGEND OF THE MOORS LEGACY | 536 |
LEGEND OF THE THREE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESSES | 557 |
LEGEND OF THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA | 574 |
THE GOVERNOR AND THE NOTARY | 586 |
GOVERNOR MANCO AND THE SOLDIER | 593 |
LEGEND OP THE TWO DISCREET STATUES | 606 |
SPANISH ROMANCE | 620 |
THE ADVENTURE OF MY UNCLE | 201 |
Grandfather | 215 |
ADVENTURE OF THE GERMAN STUDENT | 223 |
Buckthorne and H is Friends | 267 |
MAN | 337 |
The Italian Banditti | 359 |
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGLISHMAN | 421 |
oneyDiggers | 429 |
THE ADVENTURE OF THE MASON | 491 |
WOLFERTS ROOST | 640 |
THE CREOLE VILLAGE | 654 |
THE WIDOWS ORDEAL | 693 |
A CONTENTED MAN | 717 |
THE EARLY EXPERIENCES OP RALPH RINGWOOD | 732 |
THE COUNT VAN HORN | 758 |
LEGEND OP THE ENGULPHED CONVENT | 777 |
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