by Washington Irving · El Paseo Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788494550980
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Immerse yourself in the Christmas nostalgia with 'Old Christmas' by Washington Irving, a work that inspired Charles Dickens and his famous 'A Christmas Carol'. This classic, beautifully illustrated by Randolph Caldecott, portrays Christmas celebrations in an English country house with humor and charm. Discover how Irving revived the Christmas tradition in the United States and built the modern imagery of these holidays in Western culture. A fun read that deserves to become a Christmas tradition.
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the 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 the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
