Bracebridge Hall

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Title Bracebridge Hall
Author Washington Irving
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Novels
sketches
Publisher Murray (UK)
C.S. Van Winkle (USA)
Released 1819
Media type Print (Hardback)
ISBN NA

Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1819 and published by C.S. Van Winkle in New York and in London by Murray. This book was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. Also originally in two volumes.

Contents

As this is a location based series of character sketches there are a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, England).

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

As this is a series of character sketches the most effective way currently to describe this book is to list the contents.

  1. The Author
  2. The Hall
  3. The Busy Man
  4. Family Servants
  5. The Widow
  6. The Lovers
  7. Family Reliques
  8. An Old Soldier
  9. The Widow's Retinue
  10. Ready Money Jack
  11. Bachelors
  12. Wives
  13. Story Telling
  14. The Stout Gentleman
  15. Forest Trees
  16. A Literary Antiquary
  17. The Farm-House
  18. Horsemanship
  19. Love-Symptoms
  20. Falconry
  21. Hawking
  22. St. Mark's Eve
  23. Gentility
  24. Fortune Telling
  25. Love-Charms
  26. The Library
  27. The Student of Salmanaca

  1. English Country Gentleman
  2. A Bachelor's Confessions
  3. English Gravity
  4. Gipsies
  5. May-Day Customs
  6. Village Worthies
  7. The Schoolmaster
  8. The School
  9. A Village Politician
  10. The Rookery
  11. May-Day
  12. The Manuscript
  13. Annette Delarbre
  14. Travelling
  15. Popular Superstitions
  16. The Culprit
  17. Family Misfortunes
  18. Lovers' Troubles
  19. The Historian
  20. The Haunted House
  21. Dolph Heyliger
  22. The Storm-Ship
  23. The Wedding
  24. The Author's Farewell

Aston Hall in England is thought to be the inspiration for the location of this novel. This came after visits by Washington Irving to James Watt Junior the owner at the time. [1]

  • 1819, USA, C.S. Van Winkle. Pub date ? ? 1919, Hardback (in 2 volumes - original edition)
  • 1822, UK, John Murrey, Pub date ? ? 1822, Hardback
  • 1836, USA, Carey, Lea and Blanchard, Pub date ? 1836, Hardback (in 2 volumes)
  • 1869, USA, G.P. Putnam and Son, Pub date ? ? 1869, Hardback
  • 1978, USA, Sleepy Hollow Restorations ISBN 0-912882-35-2, Pub date 1 October 1978, Hardback
  • 1990, USA, Ams Pr ISBN 0-404-03508-6, Rub date 1 June 1990, Hardback
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