Washington Irving’s classic Tales of the Alhambra. This edition published in Spain in 1985 and edited by Miguel Sánchez (Marqués de Mondéjar) features fine illustrations and engravings by renowned artists including Roberts, Lewis, and Doré. Blending travel narrative, legend, and romantic history, Irving’s classic captures the enduring mystery and splendor of the Alhambra in Granada with poetic grace.
From the Publisher: "Some books age with the passing of time while others maintain their youth fresh and untarnished. This is the case with the "Tales of the Alhambra" by Washington Irving. A North American diplomat, historian and traveller, he lived for some time in the very Alhambra itself.
" His book, published for the first time in 1832, was immediately translated into many languages and attracted to Granada pilgrims from every latitude. In it we find a highly romantic outlook, all colour and atmosphere, together with acutely-observed, first-hand impressions full of subtlety, humour and feeling.
"Here on the one hand we become acquainted with the local legends and traditions which maintain today the enchantment of yesterday; on the other hand, we have superb realistic sketches of the strange world of that nineteenth-century Alhambra, so alive, so real: ordinary men and women, invalid soldiers, beggars. These may even be the most evocative pages in the book."
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Author: Washington Irving
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Editor: Miguel Sánchez, Marqués de Mondéjar
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Publisher: Editor Miguel Sanches
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Publication Year: 1985 (Deposit Legal: M.3.183-1985)
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ISBN: 8471690209
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Format: Softcover
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Condition: Excellent
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Illustrations: Engravings by Roberts, Lewis, Doré, and others
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Weight: 350 g
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Dimensions: 13 × 18.5 × 2 cm
