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Abbotsford And Newstead Abbey

Abbotsford And Newstead Abbey

Irving, Washington

Paperback

Biographies GeneralLiterary CriticismGeneral World History

ISBN10: 935454620X
ISBN13: 9789354546204
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2021
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A whisper of lanes and abbeys, a journey that lingers long after the ink dries. Washington Irving's Abbotsford And Newstead Abbey reveals landscapes of memory as travel writing becomes a graceful, reflective art. This edition offers a concise, inviting path through Irving's literary travelogue essays, presenting a fuller sense of nineteenth century travel writing as a dialogue between places and poets. The book threads abbey estates heritage with portraits of british romantic architecture, pairing history with personal observation to charm casual readers and history buffs alike. It captures the spirit of scotland and england while surveying the landscapes that shaped romantic era authors, their houses, and their histories, in a manner accessible to modern readers yet faithful to its period's sensibilities. A work of enduring literary and historical significance, the pieces illuminate a moment when travel writing was both document and reverie, shaping cultural memory for generations to come. This is more than a reprint; it is a restorative act that reintroduces a classic to a new audience while honouring the author's original cadence and curiosity. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for complete edition collectors, travel enthusiasts, and anyone drawn to nineteenth century britain, romance, and the landscapes that built a nation.

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