study investigates Washington Irving's use of Dutch language, literature, and popular culture, set in a historical Dutch
Tales of a Traveller, // Washington Irving // Putnam, 1849 // 1849 HIS DUTCH-AMERICAN HERITAGE AS SEEN IN A HISTORY OF NEW YORK, THE SKETCH BOOK, BRACEBRIDGE HALL, AND TALES OF A TRAVELLER, abstract This study investigates Washington Irving's use of Dutch language, literature, and popular culture, set in a historical Dutch-colonial context, in the light of their European ancestry and with the aid of Dutch sources. For the first time, the source of the Knickerbocker. Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children, a treasure trove of oral storytelling,'-The Herald'You can feel the words, the gestures, and the voice drawing you in, building the tale and enclosing you in its magic and apparently effortless art-and guile!'-Duncan Smith, The Scottish Storytelling Centre Duncan Williamson. TALES OF A TRAVELLER, tALES OF A TRAVELLER. A KANGAROO- HUNT. By CHAS. ]E. ALLEN, FRGS To the new chum, freshly arrived from England, a kangaroo hunt presents the charm of novelty and excitement, and he is anxious to enter at once upon so exhilarating a sport. To his surprise. The first version of the writings of Washington Irving in Spanish, this book contains three essays or stories derived from Irving: El Suefio, El serrano de las Alpujarras, and El cuadro misterioso. This last story is taken from Tales of a Traveller. VERSIONS OF TALES OF A TRAVELLER (LONDON, 1822) 7. Tareas de un solitario [cf. Hawthorne's Twice-told tales, at present we are forced to be brief. With rare exception- in the case of Mr. Irving's Tales of a Traveller and a few other works of a like cast- we have had no American tales of high merit. We have had no skilful compositions- nothing which could bear examination as works. Where the Brontës Borrowed Books, 176 Scott's Life of Buonaparte. 9 vols. 104 Tales of a Grandfather, first series, 3 vols. 105 second series, 3 vols. 106 third series, 3 vols. 126 Montgomery's Travels, 2 vols. 110 Maritime and Inland Discoveries, 2 vols. 116 Modern Traveller, 33 vols. viz. :.., Palestine. TALES OF A TRAVELLER, travelling a few months ago upon the Dover road, where, lately, rail has driven wheels off it, I happened to stop at an inn where, formerly, no less than forty pair of post-horses were kept; a patriarchal boy, now first and only turn out, and who, from driving kings, emperors. Tourist or traveller? Narrating backpacker identity, the site includes places to post traveller's tales sorted by geographical location, a section for advice from fellow travellers, and discussion forums with a variety of threads that can carry on for months or even years. One lengthy thread is on the topic of Travellers. Irving's Tales of a Traveller, tively obscure, allusion to a tale in The Arabian Nights Entertainment. In Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams, Irving alludes specifically to an Arabian tale that provides an important insight into the main character and adds an element of warning to this comic story. Anthology of American Literature Volume I: Colonial Through Romantic, ihe Age of Romanticism 503 WASHIN o Iv N: 598 ( 783-1859) FROM A History of New York, by Diedrich knie..., rot The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, ce The Author's Account of Himself Rip Van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollow FROM Tales of a Traveller Adventure. Fireside tales of the traveller children, fireside Tales of the Traveller Children DUNCAN WILLIAMSON From the Preface to Fireside Tales of the Traveller Children by Duncan Williamson:'Born on April 11, 1928. on the shores of Loch F'% ne across from the Manse of Sandhole, Argll, Duncan Williamson. Irving's German Tour and its Influence on his Tales, page 2. Henry A. Pochmann In passing from the period of The Sketch Book and Bracebridge Hall to that of the Tales of a Traveller, we proceed from the first stage of Irving's development as a romanticist to the second. Creating the agile library: a management guide for librarians, washington Irving, Tales of a Traveller (1987, 4-5) In 1979, Miriam Drake wrote, Until recently, librarians have had the luxury of living in a relatively certain and risk-free environment(507. Irving, Washington. 1987.[reprint] Tales of a Traveller. Boston: Twayne. Kiiini, Thomas. Scottish Traveller Tales: lives shaped through stories, the Travelling People of Scotland are the traditionally nomadic minority group known also by the derogatory term tinkers. Traveling in groups or in their individual caravans along the high roads and byways of Scotland, they have established a distinct identity and mode of life. Writings, 1902-1910, 83-6 $35.OO FOLKLORE, MEMOIRS, AND OTHER WRITINGS IOOI PAGES ISBN O-94O450-84-4 $35.OO Washington Irving HISTORY, TALES AND SKETCHES 1144 PAGES ISBN 0-94O450-I4-3 $4O.OO BRACEBRIDGE HALL, TALES OF A TRAVELLER, THE ALHAMBRA. The Leatherstocking Tales: The pathfinder, or The inland sea. The deerslayer, or The first war-path, 83-6 $35.00 FOLKLORE, MEMOIRS, AND OTHER WRITINGS 1001 PAGES ISBN 0-940450-84-4 $35.00 Washington Irving HISTORY, TALES AND SKETCHES 1144 PAGES ISBN 0-940450-14-3 $45.00 BRACEBRIDGE HALL, TALES OF A TRAVELLER, THE ALHAMBRA. History of the United States of America during the administrations of James Madison, neale Hurston Novels and Stories i04i paces isbn 0-940450-83-6 $35.00 Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings iooi paces isbn 0-940450-84-4 Washington Irving History, Tales and Sketches ii44 paces isbn 0-940450-i4-3 Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveller, The Alhambra. History of Propellers and Steam Navigation. With biographical sketches of the early inventors, tALEs of A TRAveller. Astori A. BosNEville's Adventures. CRAyoN IIscELLANY. MAIIoMET AND His SUccessors.--THE ALHAMBRA. The typography of this series is all that could be desired. Nothing superior to it has Ed from the American press. A traveller's guide to Icelandic folk tales, iceland is rich in folklore; the mountainous landscape, wideopen spaces, harsh climate and long winter darkness must have made it easy, in times gone by, to imagine ghosts, trolls and other supernatural creatures lurking around every corner. A Traveller's Guide to Icelandic. Straight Talk: The Implications of Repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell and the Rationale for Preserving Aspects of the Current Policy, i WASHINGTON IRVING, TALES OF A TRAVELLER, at xi (1824). 2 See Charles Karel Bouley, Why is Obana Firing Dan Choi?, HUFFINGTON POST, Oct. 6, 2009, http://www.huffingtonpost. com/charleskarel-bouley/why-is-obama-firing-dan-c b 311084.html.
