Washington Irving

The Alhambra ... with an Introduction by E. R. Pennell. Illustrated with Drawings of the Places Mentioned by J. Pennell. Washington Irving

Publisher Marketing: The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Irving, Washington; Pennell, Elizabeth Robins; Pennell, Joseph; 1896. xx. 436 p.; 8 . 10161.f.26. Contributor Bio:  Irving, Washington Washington Irving, the first American writer to make his living by his profession, was born April 3, 1783. At the age of six he was introduced to his namesake, George Washington. He studied law but then was sent to Europe because of his health and was to spend 17 years abroad. When he was thirty-five his family's business went bankrupt. It was then that he began to support himself by writing. He wrote letters, essays and short fiction. Washington Irving died in 1859. Contributor Bio:  Pennell, Elizabeth Robins Elizabeth Robins Pennell was a well-known columnist and biographer who collaborated with artist James McNeill Whistler on many travel writings.