A History of New York (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Annotated)
Published by: Engage Books
A History of New York is a satire on self-important local history and contemporary politics. Irving created a fictional persona, Diedrich Knickerbocker, as the author of the book. Unsuspecting readers followed the story of Knickerbocker and his manuscript with interest, and some New York city officials were concerned enough about the missing historian to offer a reward for his safe return.
To promote the book, Irving started a hoax by contacting various newspapers in New York City and claiming that a well-known Dutch historian, Diedrich Knickerbocker, had disappeared. Irving informed people that if Mr. Knickerbocker remained absent he would publish a manuscript that the man had left behind. Many people at the time believed the story and when Irving finally revealed it was all made up he gained enough local fame to help his book become an instant success, practically launching his literary career.
This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian-inspired dust jacket.
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in 1819-20. He continued to publish regularly - and almost always successfully - throughout his life, and just eight months before his death (at age 76, in Tarrytown, New York), completed a five-volume biography of George Washington. Irving, along with James Fenimore Cooper, was among the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and Irving encouraged American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Edgar Allan Poe. Irving was also admired by some European writers, including Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Thomas Campbell, Francis Jeffrey, and Charles Dickens. As America's first genuine internationally best-selling author, Irving advocated for writing as a legitimate profession, and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers from copyright infringement.
A History of New York (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) (Annotated) A History of New York ni satire juu ya historia ya ndani ya kujiona muhimu na siasa za kisasa. Irving aliunda mtu wa uwongo, Diedrich Knickerbocker, kama mwandishi wa kitabu hicho. Wasomaji wasio na shaka walifuatilia hadithi ya Knickerbocker na hati yake kwa nia, na baadhi ya maafisa wa jiji la New York walihangaikia sana kuhusu mwanahistoria huyo aliyetoweka na kutoa tuzo kwa ajili ya kurudi kwake salama. Ili kutangaza kitabu hicho, Irving alianzisha udanganyifu kwa kuwasiliana na magazeti mbalimbali ya New York City na kudai kwamba mwanahistoria mashuhuri wa Uholanzi, Diederik Knickerbocker, alikuwa amepotea. Irving aliwaambia watu kwamba ikiwa Bw. Knickerbocker angebaki asipo, angechapisha hati ambayo mwanamume huyo alikuwa ameacha nyuma. Watu wengi wakati huo waliamini hadithi hiyo na wakati Irving hatimaye alifunua kwamba yote yalikuwa yameundwa, alipata umaarufu wa kutosha wa ndani kusaidia kitabu chake kuwa mafanikio ya papo hapo, karibu kuzindua kazi yake ya fasihi. Hii kesi laminate mkusanyaji toleo ni pamoja na Victorian-aliongoza vumbi koti. Washington Irving (Aprili 3, 1783 - Novemba 28, 1859) alikuwa mwandishi wa hadithi fupi, mwandishi wa insha, mwandishi wa wasifu, mwanahistoria, na mwanadiplomasia wa mapema karne ya 19. "Mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1800, alisoma hadithi fupi za Rip Van Winkle (1819) na The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820) ambazo zilikuwa sehemu ya kitabu chake cha ""The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon.""" "Kama mwandishi wa vitabu vya kihistoria, aliandika ""Biografia ya George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith na Muhammad"" na ""Historia kadhaa za karne ya 15 ya Hispania"" zinazohusu mada kama vile Christopher Columbus, Moors na Alhambra." Irving alitumikia akiwa balozi wa Marekani nchini Hispania kuanzia mwaka wa 1842 hadi 1846. "Alichapisha barua yake ya kwanza ya fasihi mnamo 1802 kwa ""Morning Chronicle"" chini ya jina la utani la Jonathan Oldstyle." Baada ya kuhamia Uingereza kwa ajili ya biashara ya familia mwaka 1815, alipata umaarufu wa kimataifa na kuchapishwa kwa kitabu chake The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Mwaka 1819-20 na Aliendelea kuchapisha mara kwa mara - na karibu kila wakati kwa mafanikio - katika maisha yake yote, na miezi minane tu kabla ya kifo chake (at the age of 76, in Tarrytown, New York) alimaliza kitabu cha vitabu vitano vya maisha ya George Washington. Irving, pamoja na James Fenimore Cooper, alikuwa miongoni mwa waandishi wa kwanza wa Marekani kupata sifa katika Ulaya, na Irving aliwatia moyo waandishi wa Marekani kama vile Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, na Edgar Allan Poe. Irving pia alipendwa na waandishi fulani wa Ulaya, kutia ndani Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Thomas Campbell, Francis Jeffrey, na Charles Dickens. Kama mwandishi wa kwanza wa kimataifa wa kuuza zaidi nchini Marekani, Irving alitetea uandishi kama taaluma halali, na alisisitiza sheria kali zaidi za kulinda waandishi wa Marekani kutoka kwa ukiukaji wa hakimiliki.