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"Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories «„Rip Van Winkle“» (1819) and «„The Legend of Sleepy Hollow“» (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as Alhambra, Christopher Columbus and the Moors. The collection includes the following works Washington Irving are The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, Tales of the Alhambra."

Вашингтон ИРВИНГ – американский писатель, оригинальный и талантливый романтик, который стоял у истоков американской литературы как новеллист-юморист, создатель героико-комической и сатирической хроники, очеркист, автор книг-путешествий, тонкий стилист, великолепный пейзажист. "Легенда о сонной лощине" – мистическая новелла, герои которой встречаются с персонажами «тонкого» мира-призраками, ведьмами, колдунами. Аудиокнига на английском и русском языках. На английском языке текст не адаптирован.

Примечание: Жизнь Джорджа Вашингтона. Полный вариант заголовка: «The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the American forces, during the war which established the independence of his country, and first president of the United States : Comp.... from original papers bequeathed to him by his deceased relative, and now in the possession of the author ; to which is prefixed, an introduction, containing a compendious view of the colonies planted by the English on the continent of North America, from their settlement to the commencement of that war which terminated in their independence. Vol. 4».

Примечание: Жизнь Джорджа Вашингтона. Полный вариант заголовка: «The life of George Washington : Vol. 1 : commander in chief of the American forces, during the war which established the independence of his country, and First President of the United States : to which is prefixed, an introduction, containing a compendius view of the colonies planted by the English on the continent of North America, from their settlement to the commencement of that war which terminated in their independence / by John Marshall ; compiled under the inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from original papers bequhathed to him by his deceased relative, and now in possession of the author».

Примечание: Жизнь Джорджа Вашингтона. Полный вариант заголовка: «The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the American forces, during the war which established the independence of his country, and first president of the United States : Comp.... from original papers bequeathed to him by his deceased relative, and now in the possession of the author ; to which is prefixed, an introduction, containing a compendious view of the colonies planted by the English on the continent of North America, from their settlement to the commencement of that war which terminated in their independence. Vol. 3».