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Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete

Washington Irving

  • Humour
  • Book language: English
  • 317 pages

A satirical, mock-historical account of New York under Dutch rule, narrated by the invented Diedrich Knickerbocker. Washington Irving parodies chronicles and pompous historiography while gently mocking colonial manners and politics. It is enjoyable for its wit, comic digressions, and warm American humor.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK
  2. COMPLETE
  3. WASHINGTON IRVING
  4. CONTENTS
  5. INTRODUCTION.
  6. THE AUTHOR'S APOLOGY.
  7. Notices.
  8. ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR
  9. TO THE PUBLIC.
  10. BOOK I.
  11. BOOK II.
  12. BOOK III.
  13. BOOK IV.
  14. KNICKERBOCKER'S HISTORY OF NEW YORK. VOLUME II.
  15. INTRODUCTION.
  16. HISTORY OF NEW YORK BOOK IV. (continued.)
  17. BOOK V.
  18. BOOK VI.
  19. BOOK VII.
  20. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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