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Initially published throughout 1819 and 1820, The Sketch-Book is a collection of 34 essays and short stories, collected and ordered according to the Author¿s Revised Edition published in 1848. The Sketch-Book is the first publication to use Irving¿s pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, which he would carry into later works.The stories vary in nature, from the comical ¿The Mutability of Literature¿ to the eerie and seemingly supernatural ¿The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,¿ but the personality of their narrator, Geoffrey Crayon, connects the stories and attracts their readers. Some stories are written on American topics, forming the need for separate American and English editions, and others consist of English life and landscape, written from the perspective of living in England for a time.Two of the stories, ¿The Legend of Sleepy Hollow¿ and ¿Rip Van Winkle,¿ are Irving¿s most well-known works, and are presented as posthumous writings of fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. From these stories came the iconic characters Rip Van Winkle, Ichabod Crane, and the Headless Horseman.

Tales of the Alhambra is a fascinating collection of stories and legends, woven together by the American author Washington Irving, during his time in the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain.The book is filled with tales of love, bravery, betrayal, and magic, set in the beautiful and mysterious world of medieval Spain. It transports the reader to a time and place where sultans and princes, warriors and poets, ghosts and genies, all mingle in a rich tapestry of culture and history.Through Irving's vivid descriptions of the Alhambra's architecture, gardens, and landscapes, readers will feel as if they are strolling through the very halls and courtyards that inspired these timeless tales.Whether you're a history buff, a lover of fairy tales, or simply looking for a captivating read, Tales of the Alhambra will captivate and enchant you. So come along on this magical journey and lose yourself in the timeless stories and unforgettable characters of the Alhambra.

The Conquest of Granda is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

" Assister à de nouvelles scènes, observer des caractères et des m¿urs inconnus, eut toujours beaucoup d¿attrait pour moi. Je n¿étais encore qüun enfant que déjà je commençais à voyager, à faire de nombreuses excursions. J¿allais à la découverte des parties non visitées, des régions ignorées de ma ville natale, le tout à la fréquente alarme de mes parents et au profit du crieur public. En grandissant j¿étendis le cercle de mes observations. Mes après-midi de congé se passaient à vaguer autour des pays environnants. Je m¿en rendis familiers tous les endroits historiquement oufabuleusement célèbres. Je connaissais tous les lieux où s¿était commis un vol, un assassinat, où s¿était fait voir un fantôme. J¿explorai les villages voisins, et ajoutai beaucoup à la somme de mes connaissances en notant leurs m¿urs et leurs coutumes, en conversant avec leurs sages et leurs grands hommes. Une fois je poussai même, c¿était un long jour d¿été, jusqüà la pointe de la colline la plus éloignée, d¿où je laissai mes regards s¿étendre sur bien des milles de terre inconnue, et fus profondément étonné de voir quel vaste globe j¿habitais."

Little Britain, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, a collection of 34 essays and short stories by American author Washington Irving, contains the gothic tale "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." penned while Irving was a foreign resident of Birmingham, England. The first edition of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' appeared in 1819. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," along with Irving's companion work "Rip Van Winkle," is one of the earliest works of American literature that has maintained enduring popularity, particularly around Halloween because of a figure known as the Headless Horseman who is thought to be a Hessian soldier who was severed by a cannonball during battle. Walt Disney created a second film adaption in 1949 as one of two episodes in the package movie The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. The story takes place in 1790 in a remote valley known as Sleepy Hollow, in the countryside near the Dutch hamlet of Tarry Town (actual Tarrytown, New York). Sleepy Hollow is well known for its ghosts and the eerie ambiance that captures both its residents and visitors' imaginations. While on a trip to Europe, Irving created The Sketch Book, and elements of the story can also be attributed to that continent.

" The history of those bloody and disastrous wars which have caused the downfall of mighty empires (observes Fray Antonio Agapida) has ever been considered a study highly delectable and full of precious edification. What, then, must be the history of a pious crusade waged the most Catholic of sovereigns to rescue from the power of the infidels one of the most beautiful but benighted regions of the globe? Listen, then, while from the solitude of my cell I relate the events of the conquest of Granada, where Christian knight and turbaned infidel disputed, inch by inch, the fair land of Andalusia, until the Crescent, that symbol of heathenish abomination, was cast down, and the blessed Cross, the tree of our redemption, erected in its stead....."