The Historical Works of Washington Irving (Illustrated) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Life of George Washington, The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, Astoria, Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, Life of Oliver GoldsmithBy Washington Irving

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The Historical Works of Washington Irving (Illustrated) gathers Irving's major ventures in narrative history, where archival inquiry meets the grace of romantic prose. Rather than offering dry chronicle, Irving shapes the past through vivid scene-making, moral reflection, and a storyteller's instinct for character and atmosphere. The illustrations enhance the collection's nineteenth-century sensibility, placing conquest, exploration, empire, and cultural encounter within a visual as well as literary frame. Washington Irving, best known for "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," was also one of America's first internationally respected men of letters. His years in Europe, especially Spain, gave him access to historical materials and landscapes that deeply informed his accounts of Columbus, Granada, and Moorish-Spanish civilization. As diplomat, traveler, and antiquarian-minded essayist, Irving wrote history with both patriotic curiosity and cosmopolitan sympathy. This volume is recommended for readers interested in the evolution of American historical writing, literary nonfiction, and the romantic imagination of the past. It will especially reward those who value history presented not merely as fact, but as narrative art. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

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1Introduction

225CHAPTER L

2Introduction

226CHAPTER LI

3Author Biography

227CHAPTER LII

4Historical Context

228CHAPTER LIII

5Synopsis (Selection)

229CHAPTER LIV

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6The Historical Works of Washington Irving: Life of George Washington, The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, Astoria, Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, Life of Oliver Goldsmith (Illustrated)

230CHAPTER LV

7INTRODUCTION:

231CHAPTER LVI

8SPEECH: NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 18, 1842 by Charles Dickens

232CHAPTER LVII

9BIOGRAPHY OF WASHINGTON IRVING by Charles Dudley Warner

233CHAPTER LVIII

10I. PRELIMINARY

234CHAPTER LIX

11II. BOYHOOD

235CHAPTER LX

12III. MANHOOD — FIRST VISIT TO EUROPE

236CHAPTER LXI

13IV. SOCIETY AND “SALMAGUNDI”

237CHAPTER LXII

14V. THE KNICKERBOCKER PERIOD

238CHAPTER LXIII

15VI. LIFE IN EUROPE — LITERARY ACTIVITY

239CHAPTER LXIV

16VII. IN SPAIN

240CHAPTER LXV

17VIII. RETURN TO AMERICA — SUNNYSIDE — THE MISSION TO MADRID

241CHAPTER LXVI

18IX. THE CHARACTERISTIC WORKS

242CHAPTER LXVII

19X. LAST YEARS — THE CHARACTER OF HIS LITERATURE

243CHAPTER LXVIII

20A TOUR ON THE PRAIRIES

244CHAPTER LXIX

21INTRODUCTION

245CHAPTER LXX

22CHAPTER I

246CHAPTER LXXI

23CHAPTER II

247CHAPTER LXXII

24CHAPTER III

248CHAPTER LXXIII

25CHAPTER IV

249CHAPTER LXXIV

26CHAPTER V

250CHAPTER LXXV

27CHAPTER VI

251CHAPTER LXXVI

28CHAPTER VII

252CHAPTER LXXVII

29CHAPTER VIII

253CHAPTER LXXVIII

30CHAPTER IX

254CHAPTER LXXIX

31CHAPTER X

255CHAPTER LXXX

32CHAPTER XI

256CHAPTER LXXXI

33CHAPTER XII

257CHAPTER LXXXII

34CHAPTER XIII

258CHAPTER LXXXIII

35CHAPTER XIV

259CHAPTER LXXXIV

36CHAPTER XV

260CHAPTER LXXXV

37CHAPTER XVI

261CHAPTER LXXXVI

38CHAPTER XVII

262CHAPTER LXXXVII

39CHAPTER XVIII

263CHAPTER LXXXVIII

40CHAPTER XIX

264CHAPTER LXXXIX

41CHAPTER XX

265CHAPTER XC

42CHAPTER XXI

266CHAPTER XCI

43CHAPTER XXII

267CHAPTER XCII

44CHAPTER XXIII

268CHAPTER XCIII

45CHAPTER XXIV

269CHAPTER XCIV

46CHAPTER XXV

270CHAPTER XCV

47CHAPTER XXVI

271CHAPTER XCVI

48CHAPTER XXVII

272CHAPTER XCVII

49CHAPTER XXVIII

273CHAPTER XCVIII

50CHAPTER XXIX

274CHAPTER XCIX

51CHAPTER XXX

275CHAPTER C

52CHAPTER XXXI

276APPENDIX

53CHAPTER XXXII

277LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH

54CHAPTER XXXIII

278PREFACE

55CHAPTER XXXIV

279CHAPTER ONE

56CHAPTER XXXV

280CHAPTER TWO

57THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN BONNEVILLE

281CHAPTER THREE

58INTRODUCTORY NOTICE

282CHAPTER FOUR

59CHAPTER 1

283CHAPTER FIVE

60CHAPTER 2

284CHAPTER SIX

61CHAPTER 3

285CHAPTER SEVEN

62CHAPTER 4

286CHAPTER EIGHT

63CHAPTER 5

287CHAPTER NINE

64CHAPTER 6

288CHAPTER TEN

65CHAPTER 7

289CHAPTER ELEVEN

66CHAPTER 8

290CHAPTER TWELVE

67CHAPTER 9

291CHAPTER THIRTEEN

68CHAPTER 10

292CHAPTER FOURTEEN

69CHAPTER 11

293CHAPTER FIFTEEN

70CHAPTER 12

294CHAPTER SIXTEEN

71CHAPTER 13

295CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

72CHAPTER 14

296CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

73CHAPTER 15

297CHAPTER NINETEEN

74CHAPTER 16

298CHAPTER TWENTY

75CHAPTER 17

299CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

76CHAPTER 18

300CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

77CHAPTER 19

301CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

78CHAPTER 20

302CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

79CHAPTER 21

303CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

80CHAPTER 22

304CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

81CHAPTER 23

305CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

82CHAPTER 24

306CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

83CHAPTER 25

307CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

84CHAPTER 26

308CHAPTER THIRTY

85CHAPTER 27

309CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE

86CHAPTER 28

310CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

87CHAPTER 29

311CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE

88CHAPTER 30

312CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

89CHAPTER 31

313CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

90CHAPTER 32

314CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

91CHAPTER 33

315CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

92CHAPTER 34

316CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

93CHAPTER 35

317CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE

94CHAPTER 36

318CHAPTER FORTY

95CHAPTER 37

319CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

96CHAPTER 38

320CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

97CHAPTER 39

321CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

98CHAPTER 40

322CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

99CHAPTER 41

323CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

100CHAPTER 42

324LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

101CHAPTER 43

325CHAPTER I

102CHAPTER 44

326CHAPTER II

103CHAPTER 45

327CHAPTER III

104CHAPTER 46

328CHAPTER IV

105CHAPTER 47

329CHAPTER V

106CHAPTER 48

330CHAPTER VI

107CHAPTER 49

331CHAPTER VII

108APPENDIX

332CHAPTER VIII

109ASTORIA

333CHAPTER IX

110AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION

334CHAPTER X

111CHAPTER I

335CHAPTER XI

112CHAPTER II

336CHAPTER XII

113CHAPTER III

337CHAPTER XIII

114CHAPTER IV

338CHAPTER XIV

115CHAPTER V

339CHAPTER XV

116CHAPTER VI

340CHAPTER XVI

117CHAPTER VII

341CHAPTER XVII

118CHAPTER VIII

342CHAPTER XVIII

119CHAPTER IX

343CHAPTER XIX

120CHAPTER X

344CHAPTER XX

121CHAPTER XI

345CHAPTER XXI

122CHAPTER XII

346CHAPTER XXII

123CHAPTER XIII

347CHAPTER XXIII

124CHAPTER XIV

348CHAPTER XXIV

125CHAPTER XV

349CHAPTER XXV

126CHAPTER XVI

350CHAPTER XXVI

127CHAPTER XVII

351CHAPTER XXVII

128CHAPTER XVIII

352CHAPTER XXVIII

129CHAPTER XIX

353CHAPTER XXIX

130CHAPTER XX

354CHAPTER XXX

131CHAPTER XXI

355CHAPTER XXXI

132CHAPTER XXII

356CHAPTER XXXII

133CHAPTER XXIII

357CHAPTER XXXIII

134CHAPTER XXIV

358CHAPTER XXXIV

135CHAPTER XXV

359CHAPTER XXXV

136CHAPTER XXVI

360CHAPTER XXXVI

137CHAPTER XXVII

361CHAPTER XXXVII

138CHAPTER XXVIII

362CHAPTER XXXVIII

139CHAPTER XXIX

363CHAPTER XXXIX

140CHAPTER XXX

364CHAPTER XL

141CHAPTER XXXI

365CHAPTER XLI

142CHAPTER XXXII

366CHAPTER XLII

143CHAPTER XXXIII

367THE STUDENT’S LIFE OF WASHINGTON

144CHAPTER XXXIV

368WASHINGTON AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

145CHAPTER XXXV

369CHAPTER I.

146CHAPTER XXXVI

370CHAPTER II.

147CHAPTER XXXVII

371CHAPTER III.

148CHAPTER XXXVIII

372CHAPTER IV.

149CHAPTER XXXIX

373CHAPTER V.

150CHAPTER XL

374CHAPTER VI.

151CHAPTER XLI

375CHAPTER VII.

152CHAPTER XLII

376CHAPTER VIII.

153CHAPTER XLIII

377CHAPTER IX.

154CHAPTER XLIV

378CHAPTER X.

155CHAPTER XLV

379CHAPTER XI.

156CHAPTER XLVI

380CHAPTER XII.

157CHAPTER XLVII

381CHAPTER XIII.

158CHAPTER XLVIII

382CHAPTER XIV.

159CHAPTER XLIX

383CHAPTER XV.

160CHAPTER L

384CHAPTER XVI.

161CHAPTER LI

385CHAPTER XVII.

162CHAPTER LII

386CHAPTER XVIII.

163CHAPTER LIII

387CHAPTER XIX.

164CHAPTER LIV

388CHAPTER XX.

165CHAPTER LV

389CHAPTER XXI.

166CHAPTER LVI

390CHAPTER XXII.

167CHAPTER LVII

391CHAPTER XXIII.

168CHAPTER LVIII

392CHAPTER XXIV.

169CHAPTER LIX

393CHAPTER XXV.

170CHAPTER LX

394CHAPTER XXVI.

171CHAPTER LXI

395CHAPTER XXVII.

172APPENDIX

396CHAPTER XXVIII.

173CHRONICLE OF THE CONQUEST OF GRANADA

397CHAPTER XXIX.

174INTRODUCTION

398CHAPTER XXX.

175NOTE TO THE REVISED EDITION

399CHAPTER XXXI.

176CHAPTER I

400CHAPTER XXXII.

177CHAPTER II

401CHAPTER XXXIII.

178CHAPTER III

402CHAPTER XXXIV.

179CHAPTER IV

403CHAPTER XXXV.

180CHAPTER V

404CHAPTER XXXVI.

181CHAPTER VI

405CHAPTER XXXVII.

182CHAPTER VII

406CHAPTER XXXVIII.

183CHAPTER VIII

407CHAPTER XXXIX.

184CHAPTER IX

408CHAPTER XL.

185CHAPTER X

409CHAPTER XLI.

186CHAPTER XI

410CHAPTER XLII.

187CHAPTER XII

411CHAPTER XLIII.

188CHAPTER XIII

412CHAPTER XLIV.

189CHAPTER XIV

413CHAPTER XLV.

190CHAPTER XV

414CHAPTER XLVI.

191CHAPTER XVI

415CHAPTER XLVII.

192CHAPTER XVII

416CHAPTER XLVIII.

193CHAPTER XVIII

417CHAPTER XLIX.

194CHAPTER XIX

418CHAPTER L.

195CHAPTER XX

419CHAPTER LI.

196CHAPTER XXI

420CHAPTER LII.

197CHAPTER XXII

421CHAPTER LIII.

198CHAPTER XXIII

422CHAPTER LIV.

199CHAPTER XXIV

423CHAPTER LV.

200CHAPTER XXV

424CHAPTER LVI.

201CHAPTER XXVI

425CHAPTER LVII.

202CHAPTER XXVII

426CHAPTER LVIII.

203CHAPTER XXVIII

427CHAPTER LIX.

204CHAPTER XXIX

428CHAPTER LX.

205CHAPTER XXX

429CHAPTER LXI.

206CHAPTER XXXI

430CHAPTER LXII.

207CHAPTER XXXII

431CHAPTER LXIII.

208CHAPTER XXXIII

432CHAPTER LXIV.

209CHAPTER XXXIV

433CHAPTER LXV.

210CHAPTER XXXV

434CHAPTER LXVI.

211CHAPTER XXXVI

435CHAPTER LXVII.

212CHAPTER XXXVII

436CHAPTER LXVIII.

213CHAPTER XXXVIII

437CHAPTER LXIX.

214CHAPTER XXXIX

438CHAPTER LXX.

215CHAPTER XL

439CHAPTER LXXI.

216CHAPTER XLI

440CHAPTER LXXII.

217CHAPTER XLII

441CHAPTER LXXIII.

218CHAPTER XLIII

442CHAPTER LXXIV.

219CHAPTER XLIV

443CHAPTER LXXV.

220CHAPTER XLV

444CHAPTER LXXVI.

221CHAPTER XLVI

445Analysis

222CHAPTER XLVII

446Reflection

223CHAPTER XLVIII

447Memorable Quotes

224CHAPTER XLIX

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