The Complete Tales Of Washington IrvingHachette Books, 9.09.2009 г. - 840 страници 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. |
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... seemed extreme: four setsof “frame” stories, containing nothing but stories; stories that often toyed with the reader; thatat times hadan unpleasant realistic bite despitea tackedonhappy ending;thatincluded rape,insanity, murder and ...
... seemed extreme: four setsof “frame” stories, containing nothing but stories; stories that often toyed with the reader; thatat times hadan unpleasant realistic bite despitea tackedonhappy ending;thatincluded rape,insanity, murder and ...
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... in conversation. He never seemed satisfied withthe whole of a story; never laughedwhenothers laughed; but always putthe joke tothe question. Henever could enjoythe kernel ofthenut,but pestered himself to get more out of the shell.” A.
... in conversation. He never seemed satisfied withthe whole of a story; never laughedwhenothers laughed; but always putthe joke tothe question. Henever could enjoythe kernel ofthenut,but pestered himself to get more out of the shell.” A.
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... seemed made of cow's tail, and aface astough asthough it hadbeen made of cow's hide. He was generally clad ina long, patched livery coat, taken out ofthe wardrobe ofthe house, and which bagged loosely about him,having evidently belonged ...
... seemed made of cow's tail, and aface astough asthough it hadbeen made of cow's hide. He was generally clad ina long, patched livery coat, taken out ofthe wardrobe ofthe house, and which bagged loosely about him,having evidently belonged ...
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... seemed tohavethe whole scene to myself. It is delightful, in thus bivouackingonthe prairies, tolie awake and gaze at the stars; itis like watching them from the deckofa shipat sea, when atone view we havethe whole scope of heaven. ...I ...
... seemed tohavethe whole scene to myself. It is delightful, in thus bivouackingonthe prairies, tolie awake and gaze at the stars; itis like watching them from the deckofa shipat sea, when atone view we havethe whole scope of heaven. ...I ...
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... seemed full of liquor, and madesigns forRip toapproach and assist himwith the load.Thoughrather shy and distrustful ofthis new acquaintance, Rip complied with his usual alacrity; and mutually relieving one another, they clambered up a ...
... seemed full of liquor, and madesigns forRip toapproach and assist himwith the load.Thoughrather shy and distrustful ofthis new acquaintance, Rip complied with his usual alacrity; and mutually relieving one another, they clambered up a ...
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