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These three works made up Irving's "western" series of books and were written partly as a response to criticism that his time in England and Spain had made him more European than American. [71] Critics such as James Fenimore Cooper and Philip Freneau felt that he had turned his back on his American heritage in favor of English aristocracy. [ 72 ]
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 the American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820.
In Spain while researching the book he encountered the Scottish artist David Wilkie who depicted his researches in the 1828 painting Washington Irving in the Archives of Seville. [3] It was a follow-up to Irving's successful A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Washington Irving in the Archives of Seville by David Wilkie ...
Tales of the Alhambra (1832) is a collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories by American author Washington Irving (1783–1859) inspired by, and partly written during, his 1828 visit to the palace/fortress complex known as the Alhambra in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
Washington Irving in the Archives of Seville is a painting of 1828 by the British artist David Wilkie. It depicts a visit by the American writer Washington Irving to a library in Seville. [1] Irving was in Spain researching a follow-up to his biography of Christopher Columbus, A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada. [2]
Pages in category "Works by Washington Irving" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. is a collection of nine observational letters written by American writer Washington Irving under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. The letters first appeared in the November 15, 1802, edition of the New York Morning Chronicle, a political-leaning newspaper partially owned by New Yorker Aaron Burr and edited by Irving's brother Pet
As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited).