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The Best Known Works of Washington Irving

Washington Irving

First published 1942
Publisher The Book League of America
Format Hardcover
Type Omnibus
Pages vii+498

  • Title page in full: The Best Known Works of Washington Irving / A History of New York, The Alhambra and Selections from The Sketch Book, including Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and English Sketches. / The Book League of America / New York.
  • Copyright page: 1942 / Blue Ribbon Books / CL / Printed in the United States of America
  • No dust jacket
  • The version of The Alhambra in this omnibus is a shortened version of the 1832 edition, lacking some of the sketches but including all of the tales. Only the tales have been listed in the contents here.
  • The selections from The Sketch Book (1832 edition) in this omnibus, of which only the fictional tales have been listed in the contents below, also include "The Author's Account of Himself," "English Writers on America," "The Art of Book Making," "A Royal Poet," "A Sunday in London," "The Inn Kitchen," "Westminster Abbey," the Old Christmas sketches, "London Antiques," "Little Britain," "Traits of Indian Character," and "John Bull."