The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

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.

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The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

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.

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The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

by Washington Irving
The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

The Alhambra (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards

by Washington Irving

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781411456914
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

About the Author

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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