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.
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.
The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards
340The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards
340Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781411456914 |
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Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication date: | 06/07/2011 |
Series: | Barnes & Noble Digital Library |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 340 |
Sales rank: | 557,519 |
Lexile: | 1320L (what's this?) |
File size: | 439 KB |
Age Range: | 3 Months to 18 Years |