is here, writing about a Christmas in England, where he stayed at the home of a country squire.
Even at the time of writing, some of the customs he witnessed,and comments on, were fading out of use.
I found it difficult to get a real sense of an oldfashioned country Chrsitmas however, as the style of writing is overflowery and twee.
Gilded Hardcover book with illustrative plates by Stuart Newton,
Chapters:
Christmas
The StageCoach
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
The Christmas Dinner People remember American
writer Washington Irving for the stories sitelink Rip Van Winkle and sitelink The Legend of Sleepy Hollow , contained in sitelink The Sketch Book .
This author, essayist, biographer and historian of the earlyth century wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle to begin his literary career at the age of nineteen years.
In, he published sitelink The History of New York under his most popular public persona, Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Historical works of Irving include a five volume biography of George Washington after whom he was named as well as biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and several histories, dealing with subjects, such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra, ofth ce People remember American writer Washington Irving for the stories " sitelink Rip Van Winkle " and " sitelink The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ," contained in sitelink The Sketch Book .
This author, essayist, biographer and historian of the earlyth century wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle to begin his literary career at the age of nineteen years.
In, he published sitelink The History of New York under his most popular public persona, Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Historical works of Irving include a five volume biography of George Washington after whom he was named as well as biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and several histories, dealing with subjects, such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra, ofth century Spain.
John Tyler, president, appointed Irving to serve as the first Spanish speaking United States minister to Spain fromto.
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