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The Spanish Account: Tales of the Alhambra & Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada (Unabridged)
Sketches of Andalusia, the Alhambra, and Moorish SpainBy Washington Irving
Length30h 34m
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Spanish Account: Tales of the Alhambra & Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories about the Moors and Spaniards. Through these stories, sketches and essays it is described the author's journey through Spain in Andalusia, where he gives a general description of the country and people. The collection consists of around 30 Tales about the Alhambra, the city castle of the last Moorish rulers in Al-Andalus. The stories are dealing, for the most part, with after-Moorish period in which the Alhambra has been managed as a possession of the Spanish kings and was left to decay. "Tales of the Alhambra" is translated into many languages and is considered one of the most important works of the author. During Irving's stay in Spain, after the success of his previous books, he was invited to stay at the palace of the Duke of Gor, who gave him unfettered access to his library containing many medieval manuscripts. It took him just a year to complete The Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada. The book is covering the long process of banishing the Moors from Spain and Portugal. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington and Oliver Goldsmith, and several histories of 15th-century Spain, dealing with subjects such as the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
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Length30 hrs 34 mins
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Publish dateJun 6, 2015
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Table of contents
1The Spanish Account: Tales of the Alhambra & Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada (Unabridged)
75CHAPTER XXVIII
2PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION
76CHAPTER XXIX
3THE JOURNEY
77CHAPTER XXX
4PALACE OF THE ALHAMBRA
78CHAPTER XXXI
5NOTE ON MORISCO ARCHITECTURE
79CHAPTER XXXII
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6IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS. THE AUTHOR SUCCEEDS TO THE THRONE OF BOABDIL
80CHAPTER XXXIII
7INHABITANTS OF THE ALHAMBRA
81CHAPTER XXXIV
8THE HALL OF AMBASSADORS
82CHAPTER XXXV
9THE JESUITS’ LIBRARY
83CHAPTER XXXVI
10ALHAMAR. THE FOUNDER OF THE ALHAMBRA
84CHAPTER XXXVII
11YUSEF ABUL HAGIG. THE FINISHER OF THE ALHAMBRA
85CHAPTER XXXVIII
12THE MYSTERIOUS CHAMBERS
86CHAPTER XXXIX
13PANORAMA FROM THE TOWER OF COMARES
87CHAPTER XL
14THE TRUANT
88CHAPTER XLI
15THE BALCONY
89CHAPTER XLII
16LEGEND OF THE ARABIAN ASTROLOGER
90CHAPTER XLIII
17NOTE TO “THE ARABIAN ASTROLOGER”
91CHAPTER XLIV
18THE COURT OF LIONS
92CHAPTER XLV
19THE ABENCERRAGES
93CHAPTER XLVI
20MEMENTOS OF BOABDIL
94CHAPTER XLVII
21PUBLIC FETES OF GRANADA
95CHAPTER XLVIII
22LOCAL TRADITIONS
96CHAPTER XLIX
23THE HOUSE OF THE WEATHERCOCK
97CHAPTER L
24VISITORS TO THE ALHAMBRA
98CHAPTER LI
25RELICS AND GENEALOGIES
99CHAPTER LII
26THE GENERALIFE
100CHAPTER LIII
27LEGEND OF PRINCE AHMED AL KAMEL, OR, THE PILGRIM OF LOVE
101CHAPTER LIV
28A RAMBLE AMONG THE HILLS
102CHAPTER LV
29LEGEND OF THE MOOR’S LEGACY
103CHAPTER LVI
30THE TOWER OF LAS INFANTAS
104CHAPTER LVII
31LEGEND OF THE THREE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESSES
105CHAPTER LVIII
32LEGEND OF THE ROSE OF THE ALHAMBRA
106CHAPTER LIX
33THE VETERAN
107CHAPTER LX
34THE GOVERNOR AND THE NOTARY
108CHAPTER LXI
35GOVERNOR MANCO AND THE SOLDIER
109CHAPTER LXII
36A FETE IN THE ALHAMBRA
110CHAPTER LXIII
37LEGEND OF THE TWO DISCREET STATUES
111CHAPTER LXIV
38THE CRUSADE OF THE GRAND MASTER OF ALCANTARA
112CHAPTER LXV
39SPANISH ROMANCE
113CHAPTER LXVI
40LEGEND OF DON MUNIO SANCHO DE HINOJOSA
114CHAPTER LXVII
41POETS AND POETRY OF MOSLEM ANDALUS
115CHAPTER LXVIII
42AN EXPEDITION IN QUEST OF A DIPLOMA
116CHAPTER LXIX
43THE LEGEND OF THE ENCHANTED SOLDIER
117CHAPTER LXX
44NOTES TO “THE ENCHANTED SOLDIER”
118CHAPTER LXXI
45THE AUTHOR’S FAREWELL TO GRANADA
119CHAPTER LXXII
46INTRODUCTION
120CHAPTER LXXIII
47NOTE TO THE REVISED EDITION
121CHAPTER LXXIV
48CHAPTER I
122CHAPTER LXXV
49CHAPTER II
123CHAPTER LXXVI
50CHAPTER III
124CHAPTER LXXVII
51CHAPTER IV
125CHAPTER LXXVIII
52CHAPTER V
126CHAPTER LXXIX
53CHAPTER VI
127CHAPTER LXXX
54CHAPTER VII
128CHAPTER LXXXI
55CHAPTER VIII
129CHAPTER LXXXII
56CHAPTER IX
130CHAPTER LXXXIII
57CHAPTER X
131CHAPTER LXXXIV
58CHAPTER XI
132CHAPTER LXXXV
59CHAPTER XII
133CHAPTER LXXXVI
60CHAPTER XIII
134CHAPTER LXXXVII
61CHAPTER XIV
135CHAPTER LXXXVIII
62CHAPTER XV
136CHAPTER LXXXIX
63CHAPTER XVI
137CHAPTER XC
64CHAPTER XVII
138CHAPTER XCI
65CHAPTER XVIII
139CHAPTER XCII
66CHAPTER XIX
140CHAPTER XCIII
67CHAPTER XX
141CHAPTER XCIV
68CHAPTER XXI
142CHAPTER XCV
69CHAPTER XXII
143CHAPTER XCVI
70CHAPTER XXIII
144CHAPTER XCVII
71CHAPTER XXIV
145CHAPTER XCVIII
72CHAPTER XXV
146CHAPTER XCIX
73CHAPTER XXVI
147CHAPTER C
74CHAPTER XXVII
148APPENDIX
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