Washington Irving: History, Tales And Sketches
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few writers shaped the early literary identity of America with such wit, elegance, and imaginative daring as Washington Irving, and this authoritative Library of America volume gathers the full breadth of his genius into a single, essential collection. History, Tales and Sketches brings together four landmark works: the satirical Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent., the comic miscellany Salmagundi, the rollicking mock-epic A History of New York — narrated by the inimitable Diedrich Knickerbocker — and the beloved The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which introduced the world to Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman. Irving's prose is a masterclass in tonal range, moving effortlessly between sharp Augustan satire, warm romantic reverie, and deadpan American humour, establishing a distinctly New World literary voice at a time when such a thing was still fiercely contested. As the first American writer to achieve international celebrity, his influence on Hawthorne, Poe, and Dickens is well-documented, and this Library of America edition — curated with scholarly precision — presents his work in its full, unmediated power. For readers who believe they know Irving only through schoolroom excerpts, this collection promises revelations on every page.
Author: Washington Irving
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, The Library of America
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few writers shaped the early literary identity of America with such wit, elegance, and imaginative daring as Washington Irving, and this authoritative Library of America volume gathers the full breadth of his genius into a single, essential collection. History, Tales and Sketches brings together four landmark works: the satirical Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent., the comic miscellany Salmagundi, the rollicking mock-epic A History of New York — narrated by the inimitable Diedrich Knickerbocker — and the beloved The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which introduced the world to Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman. Irving's prose is a masterclass in tonal range, moving effortlessly between sharp Augustan satire, warm romantic reverie, and deadpan American humour, establishing a distinctly New World literary voice at a time when such a thing was still fiercely contested. As the first American writer to achieve international celebrity, his influence on Hawthorne, Poe, and Dickens is well-documented, and this Library of America edition — curated with scholarly precision — presents his work in its full, unmediated power. For readers who believe they know Irving only through schoolroom excerpts, this collection promises revelations on every page.