Tales of the Alhambra
The celebrated American storyteller visited Granada's medieval Moorish palace, the Alhambra, in 1828. He set up shop to mine the location for material, producing this hybrid of travelogue and legend. In addition to his impressions of Spain, Irving treats the reader to fantastic stories of impri...
Main Author: | Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
[S.I.] :
SMK Books
2011.
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Summary: |
The celebrated American storyteller visited Granada's medieval Moorish palace, the Alhambra, in 1828. He set up shop to mine the location for material, producing this hybrid of travelogue and legend. In addition to his impressions of Spain, Irving treats the reader to fantastic stories of imprisoned princes, ghosts, genies, and even a headless horse. |
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Physical Description: |
194 pages ; 23 cm |
ISBN: |
9781617204623 (pbk.) 1617204625 (pbk.) |
Author Notes: |
Irving served as a member of the U.S. legation in Spain from 1826 to 1829 and as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Following his return to the U.S. in 1846, he began work on a five-volume biography of Washington that was published from 1855-1859. Washington Irving died in 1859 in New York. |