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Knickerbocker’s History of New York (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [EPUB ebook]

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Published in 1809, this satirical history of New York—published under the pseudonym of Dietrich Knickerbocker—launched the young Irving to literary prominence and success. ‚It took with the public, ‚ Irving later reported, ‚and gave me celebrity, as an original work was something remarkable and uncommon in America.‘

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Washington Irving (1783-1859) has been called the first American man of letters. His most famous stories are ‚Rip Van Winkle‘ and ‚The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, ‚ classics of dark fantasy. He also wrote histories and biographies, including a five-volume life of George Washington.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format EPUB ● Seiten 540 ● ISBN 9781411437982 ● Dateigröße 0.5 MB ● Verlag Barnes & Noble ● Erscheinungsjahr 2011 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 5862713 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM

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