| Author | : Washington Irving |
| File Size | : 53,6 Mb |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 21 August 2016 |
| ISBN | : 1537146246 |
| Pages | : 314 pages |
Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving Book PDF Summary
Rough draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written during a residence in the Alhambra; others were subsequently added, founded on notes and observations made there. Care was taken to maintain local coloring and verisimilitude; so that the whole might present a faithful and living picture of that microcosm, that singular little world into which I had been fortuitously thrown; and about which the external world had a very imperfect idea. It was my endeavor scrupulously to depict its half Spanish, half Oriental character; its mixture of the heroic, the poetic, and the grotesque; to revive the traces of grace and beauty fast fading from its walls; to record the regal and chivalrous traditions concerning those who once trod its courts; and the whimsical and superstitious legends of the motley race now burrowing among its ruins.