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Author Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.

Title History, tales, and sketches / Washington Irving.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Literary Classics of the United States : [1983]
Distributed to the trade in the United States and Canada by the Viking Press, [1983]
©1983

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  818 IR8    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Adult Department  CLASSIC 818.2 IRVING    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  818 IRV    Check Shelf
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Description 1126 pages ; 21 cm.
Series The Library of America ; 16
Library of America ; 16.
Contents Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. -- Salmagundi -- A history of New York -- The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Summary A writer of great urbanity and poise, Washington Irving was America's first internationally acclaimed man of letters. Here in one volume are the writings that established his reputation and earned him the admiration of Hawthorne, Poe, Coleridge, Byron, Scott, and Dickens. Written in the character of an elderly gentleman of the old school, "Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent." is a series of comic reports on the theater, theater-goers, fashions, balls, courtships, duels, and marriages of his contemporary New York. "Salmagundi" continues this roguish style of satire and burlesque, and its freshness, energy, and accomplishment took the Anglo-American literary scene by storm. "A History of New York," a wild and hilarious spoof combining real New York history with political satire, is presented here in its original, unexpurgated version. "The Sketch Book" is a brilliant, captivating story collection that draws on vanishing folkways, depictions of Hudson Valley life, and fable; it contains Irving's best-loved stories, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Subject England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Fiction.
Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) -- Fiction.
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains. (OCoLC)fst01244396
United States -- Hudson River Valley. (OCoLC)fst01311280
Literature.
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Indexed Term Prose in English American writers, 1776-1830 - Texts
Genre/Form Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Added Title Works. Selections. 1983
Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent.
Salmagundi.
History of New York.
Sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Other Form: Online version: Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Selections. 1983. History, tales, and sketches. New York, N.Y. : Literary Classics of the United States : Distributed to the trade in the United States and Canada by the Viking Press, ©1983 (OCoLC)558024028
ISBN 0940450143
9780940450141
0521261163
9780521261166
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