The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

ISBN-13: 9788028336844 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str.

Washington Irving

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Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Table of Contents: - The Voyage - Roscoe - The Wife - Rip van Winkle - English Writers on America - Rural Life in England - The Broken Heart - The Art of Book-making - A Royal Poet - The Country Church - The Widow and Her Son - A Sunday in London - The Boar's Head Tavern, Eastcheap - The Mutability of Literature - Rural Funerals - The Inn Kitchen - The Spectre Bridegroom - Westminster Abbey - Christmas - The Stage Coach - Christmas Eve - Christmas Day - The Christmas Dinner - London Antiques - Little Britain - Stratford-on-Avon - Traits of Indian Character - Philip of Pokanoket - John Bull - The Pride of The Village - The Angler - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - L'Envoy