"Bracebridge Hall" by Washington Irving is a series of funny and thoughtful stories set in the early 1800s. Picking up where "Old Christmas" left off, the book shows us the funny people and peaceful country life around the Bracebridge family's old English house. It's all about the old English upper class and their strange ways, shown through lively and amusing stories. The book starts with the author going back to the lovely manor, where everyone is getting ready for the wedding of the squire's son, Captain Guy Bracebridge, to Julia Templeton. We see the world through the narrator's eyes and meet the interesting Squire Bracebridge, his unusual family, and how much everyone loves their home. It shows a lively community with lots of fun talks between people like the imaginative Mr. Simon Bracebridge and the energetic Lady Lillycraft, showing us life, love, and traditions in this happy countryside place.
Bracebridge Hall
By Washington Irving
Return to a quaint English manor where eccentric characters and heartwarming traditions come to life amidst wedding preparations and countryside charm.
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About the AuthorWashington 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 American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
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 American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
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