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 Featuring 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle', this collection of inspired essays, stories and sketches established Washington Irving's reputation as one of America's foremost authors. Irving's timeless characters, including Ichabod Crane, Rip Van Winkle and the headless Hessian trooper, jostle for space alongside 31 equally atmospheric and lyrical works in this haunting anthology from one of America's most distinctive literary voices.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

"The Christmas Stories by Washington Irving: Illustrated" is a delightful collection that brings together the timeless holiday tales penned by the acclaimed American author, Washington Irving. This anthology includes some of Irving's most cherished stories, including "Christmas Eve, " "Christmas Day, " "The Christmas Dinner, " and more.

Washington Irving, known for his masterful storytelling, invites readers into the heart of Christmas celebrations in 19th-century America. Through his vivid descriptions and memorable characters, Irving captures the warmth, joy, and festive spirit of the holiday season.

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Christmas

The Stage-Coach

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

The Christmas Dinner

The Christmas Stories by Washington Irving - Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, The Christmas Dinner and others

Washington Irving (1783-1859) Rip Van Winkle. A l'époque où l'Amérique était encore une colonie britannique, Rip, un pauvre fermier, rencontre un vieillard qui l'entraîne dans la montagne, où des personnages semblant sortir d'un tableau hollandais jouent aux quilles. Rip partage leurs libations et s'endort. A son réveil, il regagne le village pour découvrir qu'il n'est plus un sujet du roi Georges III, mais un libre citoyen des Etats-Unis. Il a dormi vingt ans, et entre-temps a eu lieu la guerre d'Indépendance (1775-1781). Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) La fille de Rappaccini. Giovanni, un jeune étudiant, s'éprend de Béatrice, la fille de l'étrange Docteur Rappaccini, et découvre que celui-ci cultive dans son jardin botanique une plante maléfique dont les mortelles vertus imprègnent ceux qui l'approchent. Mais le mystérieux savant ne se doute pas des conséquences tragiques de ses expériences...

Tales of Mystery. Histoires fantastiques

"I have no wife nor children, good or bad, to provide for. A mere spectator of other men's fortunes and adventures, and how they play their parts; which, methinks, are diversely presented unto me, as from a common theatre or scene."

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon

Publicada por Washington Irving en 1820, "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow", se ha convertido en un clásico ineludible para la literatura universal, que ha suscitado numerosas adaptaciones cinematográficas. La historia se dearrolla en 1784, en los alrededores del asentamiento holandés de Tarry Town (Tarrytown, Nueva York), en un apartado valle llamado Sleepy Hollow. Este es conocido por sus fantasmas y el ambiente embrujado que impregna la imaginación de sus habitantes y visitantes. El espectro más infame del lugar es el Jinete sin Cabeza, de quien se dice que es el fantasma de un antiguo soldado que fue alcanzado en la cabeza por una bala de cañón durante "alguna batalla sin nombre" de la Guerra Revolucionaria de EEUU y quien "cabalga hacia la escena de la batalla en una nocturna búsqueda de su cabeza".

La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow

Avec ses Contes du voyageur, Irving nous convie autant au voyage et à l'exotisme, qu'aux vagabondages de l'imagination, humaine et littéraire, dans toute sa splendeur. Ajoutez à ces récits la traduction française bancale et délicieusement vieillotte de 1825. Extrait : « Cousin, s'écria-t-il, que le diable m'emporte, je suis fâché de ce que j'ai dit : tu m'as traité comme je le méritais en m'étrillant, et je ne t'en aime que mieux. Voilà ma main ; viens vivre avec moi, et que le diable m'emporte si la meilleure chambre de la maison et le meilleur cheval de l'écurie ne sont pas à ton service. » J'avoue que je fus fort ému par ce mouvement affectueux de la nature qui se faisait jour à travers une si épaisse enveloppe de chair. Je pardonnai au butor ses deux crimes à la fois : d'être né d'un mariage légitime, et de m'avoir enlevé mon héritage. Je serrai la main qu'il m'offrait, pour lui prouver que je ne lui gardais pas rancune ; et puis, me frayant un chemin à travers la foule de ses parasites ébahis, je dis un éternel adieu aux domaines de mon oncle. C'est la dernière fois que j'aie vu mon cousin ; je n'ai plus entendu parler de lui ni de rien de ce qui regarde le Château des Doutes.

Contes d'un voyageur III

Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving.Shortly after completing a biography of Christopher Columbus in 1828, Washington Irving traveled from Madrid, where he had been staying, to Granada, Spain. At first sight, he described it as "a most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen." Irving was preparing a book called A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, a history of the years 1478–1492, and was continuing his research on the topic. He immediately asked the then-governor of the historic Alhambra Palace as well as the archbishop of Granada for access to the palace, which was granted because of Irving's celebrity status. Aided by a 17-year old guide named Mateo Ximenes, Irving was inspired by his experience to write Tales of the Alhambra. Throughout his trip, he filled his notebooks and journals with descriptions and observations though he did not believe his writing would ever do it justice. He wrote, "How unworthy is my scribbling of the place." Irving continued to travel through Spain until he was appointed as secretary of legation at the United States Embassy in London, serving under the incoming minister Louis McLane. He arrived in London by late September 1829. -- from Wikipedia

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