Washington Irving: 358 books

"Rip Van Winkle" is Washington Irving’s famous short story of a man who falls asleep only to wake twenty years later to a changed world. -The language of almost two hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by American author Washington Irving.The Story was written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, and is among the earliest examples of enduring popular American fiction. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch...

Washington Irving had a lifelong interest in Spain and its history under the Moors. He crafted this portrait of Mahomet and Muslims—combining both facts and legends—in order to show not only the prophet, but also the faith. Irving wrote this work (deciding not to cite sources, as he deemed them unnecessary here) while he was living in Madrid.

Ésta no es una historia cualquiera. En 1809, un anciano caballero que responde al nombre de Diedrich Knickerbocker desaparece del hotel en el que se hospedaba, dejando en su habitación un par de alforjas que contienen un montón de hojas manuscritas. Ante la imposibilidad de dar con su paradero,...

"There was something in the moody and dogged silence of this pertinacious companion, that was mysterious and appalling. It was soon fearfully accounted for. On mounting a rising ground, which brought the figure of his fellow-traveller in relief against the sky, gigantic in height and muffled in a cloak,...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales collects the best macabre stories of Washington Irving. Blending sly humor with supernatural thrills, these tales are among the most beloved and re-read of all American fiction. In the thirteen stories gathered for this volume, Irving evokes the colorful landscapes...

When Washington Irving returned to America after seventeen years abroad, he headed west on a surveying mission deep into Native American territory. Irving, as Crayon, is a careful observer of the great range of human life, his skills evident in A Crayon Miscellany, a collection of sketches about his experiences on the frontier.

Astoria is a novel published in 1836 by Washington Irving, at the behest of John Jacob Astor, about the American West. William R Lighton an editor of Lewis and Clark's journals refers to Pierre Dorion son of the celebrated "Old Dorion" who appears in Irving's book, Pierre having contributed to Lewis and Clark's expedition.

Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. Returning to England from a year’s tour of Germany and France, Irving wrote Tales of a Traveller. “The Money Diggers” section of this collection contains five connected stories...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story of...

"Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow" ist eine Gruselgeschichte des amerikanischen Autors Washington Irving. Irving verfasste sie während er im Ausland in Birmingham, England, lebte und veröffentlichte sie erstmals 1820 . Neben dem Begleitstück "Rip Van Winkle" gehört "Die Legende...

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is Washington Irving’s famous short story of the Headless Horseman which is now part of American culture. -The language of almost two hundred years ago has been extensively modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow...

Washington Irving was an American author, biographer of the early 19th century. Irving achieved international fame for his fictional works, including the stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, as well as for his biographies and historical writings. It is a story about his strong aunt...

Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer, short-stories writer best known for his stories "Rip Van Winkle”(1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820). Loved the legends and mysticism, Irving wrote numerous short stories, biographies, histories, and tales...