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A History of New York (Penguin Classics) Kindle Edition

by Washington Irving (Author), Elizabeth L. Bradley (Editor, Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition
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In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker. They were unaware that Washington Irving had invented the man entirely and placed the ads himself. Knickerbocker's purported manuscript, A History of New York, was Irving's own. Told from Knickerbocker's point of view, A History of New York is a chronicle of New York's fifty years under Dutch rule in the 1600s that plays fast and loose with the facts, to uproarious effect. The book propelled Irving to the heights of literary stardom.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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    December 30, 2008
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Washington Irving, one of the first American authors to earn his living from writing, was born in 1783 and died in 1859.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001QBPMBY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics (December 30, 2008)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 30, 2008
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1249 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 401 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0143105612
  • Customer Reviews:
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Great story i recommend this book to all who are studying the history of New York keep reading this authors work
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While reading this book there was not one character, thing or action I cared about. The only somewhat interesting thing to me was his use 200 years ago of idiomatic expressions and slang we still use today.
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