Books with title The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentn

In The Sketch-Book (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. In two sketches, he experiments with tales transplanted from Europe, thereby creating the first classic American short stories, Rip Van Winkle, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Based on Irving's final revision of his most popular work, this new edition includes comprehensive explanatory notes of The Sketch-Book's sources for the modern reader.

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of "THE COMPLETE SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON, GENT. (With Original Illustrations)” This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat.Table of ContentsThe VoyageRoscoeThe WifeRip van WinkleEnglish Writers on AmericaRural Life in EnglandThe Broken HeartThe Art of Book-makingA Royal PoetThe Country ChurchThe Widow and Her SonA Sunday in LondonThe Boar's Head Tavern, EastcheapThe Mutability of LiteratureRural FuneralsThe Inn KitchenThe Spectre BridegroomWestminster AbbeyChristmasThe Stage CoachChristmas EveChristmas DayThe Christmas DinnerLondon AntiquesLittle BritainStratford-on-AvonTraits of Indian CharacterPhilip of PokanoketJohn BullThe Pride of The VillageThe AnglerThe Legend of Sleepy HollowL'Envoy

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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., commonly referred to as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The collection includes two of Irving's best-known stories, attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". It also marks Irving's first use of the pseudonym "Geoffrey Crayon", which he would continue to employ throughout his literary career. The Sketch Book, along with James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, was the first widely read work of American literature in Britain and Europe. It also helped advance the reputation of American writers with an international audience.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving, including two of his best and most well-known stories, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.The collection features a number of different topics and genres. From emotional stories such as The Widow and Her Son to humorous stories, from picaresque to charming stories inspired by folk tales, The Sketch Book has something for every reader - some of the stories and essays deal with topics and themes typically American, while others elaborate scenes taken from English life. However diverse the topics may seem, though, they are all linked together by the powerful presence of the narrators, Geoffrey Crayon, the pseudonym that Irving would continue to use throughout his literary career and Irving's other pseudonym and literary identity, Diedrich Knickerbocker, a fictional Dutch historian and their interest in human behavior and their insight into human nature.The Sketch Book was first published in series in 1819-1820, appearing in seven installments and then in book form, too. The stories raised instant interest and appreciation - as a matter of fact, the collection was among the first books that enjoyed equal popularity among readers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, praised by readers and critics alike for its mature, graceful style as well as for the benevolent and understanding attitude the narrator adopts towards the other characters.There are two distinct versions of the collection - one of them was intended for the American audience and comprises only 29 sketches organized in seven parts; the longer British version was published in two volumes and contains three essays that were not included in the American version. The author revised the collection in 1848 and he added two more essays while also changing the original order of the sketches by moving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to a more prominent point in the collection.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is the compilation of 34 short stories and essays by Washington Irving. It includes some of his most famous stories, such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, and was one of the first works of American fiction to become popular in Britain and Europe. The tone of the stories varies widely, and they are held together by the powerful charm of their narrator, Geoffrey Crayon.