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Bezig met laden... Knickerbocker's History of New York (1809)door Washington Irving
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I remember thinking when I started reading this odd little book (for no reason, really -- I'd just seen it listed at gutenberg.org) "wow -- who knew that Washington Irving was so goofy?" It's actually pretty hysterical at times, and made me want to explore Irving further. He was certainly never even on the fringes of my attention before this. In 1809, Irving published his first book, A History of New York, from the point of view of a Dutch professor named Diedrich Knickerbocker. He promoted the book by claiming the professor was a real person. As Irving was working on this book, he fell in love with Matilda Hoffman, and shortly after the book was published, she died of "consumption". Irving dropped his writing and traveled aimlessly in Europe, eventually taking up a room in the Alhambra, which revived him with its grace and beauty, and its history of great suffering and irony. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Is opgenomen inThe Crayon Papers / A History of New York / The Sketch Book / A Tour of the Prairies door Washington Irving Washington Irving: The Alhambra, Vol 1&2. Tales of a Traveller,vol 1&2. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol 1&2. Bracebridge Hall, Vol 1&2. The Sketchbook, Vol 1&2. (Pocket Edition) "Set of 10 Books" door Washington Irving Life and Works of Washington Irving (Vol. I): The Sketch Book, The Alhambra, the History of the Conquest of Granada, Legends of the Conquest of Spain, Tales of a Traveller, Knickerbocker's History of New York, Salmagundi, plus A Life of Washington Irving, by Richard Henry Stoddard door Washington Irving Is verkort in
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HTML: Today, author Washington Irving is best remembered for the iconic tales The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. However, Irving also produced a number of well-regarded works of history and biography. This brilliant volume combines fact and fiction, offering a satiricalâ??and often imaginedâ??history of New York from the perspective of make-believe Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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