Washington Irving Orden de los libros (cronológico)

In the first of these stories from the Catskill Mountains, a superstitious schoolmaster encounters a headless horseman; in the second, a man sleeps for twenty years, waking to a much-changed world.

America's first internationally acclaimed author, Washington Irving, was also one of the first to write about its then far-western frontier. After seventeen years in Europe, the famous author of ?The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? returned to America and undertook an extensive three-month journey through present-day Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Describing scenery and inhabitants with an eye to romantic sublimity and celebrating the frontiersman's ?secret of personal freedom, ? Irving published his account of that journey in 1835 as "A Tour on the Prairies," an early and distinctly American depiction of the young nation's borderland and its native inhabitants. Irving followed up this eyewitness account with two works that chart the dramatic and tumultuous history of the early American fur trade, very much in the spirit of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tales." "Astoria" (1836) recounts John Jacob Astor's attempt to establish a commercial empire in the Pacific Northwest. "The Adventures of Captain Bonneville" (1837) is a lively saga of exploration among the mountains, rivers, and deserts of the Far West. While working closely from original documents, Irving wrote also as a mythologist of the vast spaces traversed by ?Sindbads of the wilderness.? In these three compelling narratives he opened up a crucial region of the American literary imagination influencing such authors as Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville.

Set against the backdrop of Granada, Spain, this collection features Washington Irving's vivid observations and narratives inspired by the Alhambra palace. Captivated by the region's beauty, Irving chronicles his journey through the Andalusian mountains and his experiences with local culture, including music and dance. His stay at the historically rich Alhambra, a fortress with roots dating back to 889 CE, allows him to delve into its architectural wonders and the myths that surround it, blending personal reflection with historical exploration. Through his eloquent prose, Irving captures the enchanting atmosphere of the Alhambra and the profound impact it has on those who encounter its splendor, inviting readers to share in his admiration for this iconic symbol of Moorish heritage.

The Fires and the Shadows is a collection of some of the finest tales of supernatural fiction from all over the world, and from some of literature's most darkly glittering imaginations. Including works from Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling, this is a volume that will unsettle and delight in equal measure.