by Washington Irving
In 1836, Irving published " Astoria; or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains;" a somewhat curious example of literary skill. A voluminous commercial correspondence was the dull ore of the earth which he refined and wrought into symmetry and splendor. Irving reduced to a regular narrative the events to which it referred, bringing out the picturesque whenever he found it, and enlivening the whole with touches of his native humor. His nephew, Pierre M. Irving, lightened his labor
ISBN: 9783849642112
495 pages
Published: 2014-01-09