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A Guide to the Washington Irving Letter, 27 January 1824

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6256-an

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6256-an

Title

Washington Irving Letter, 27 January 1824

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 1 item, ALS, 2 pages on 1 l., postmarked integral address leaf in Irving's hand.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Washington Irving Letter, Accession # 6256-an, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased from Robert Batchelder on 12 December 1995.

Scope and Content Information

Washington Irving, Paris, France, to noted English publisher John Murray, London, England, concerning the publication of his works The Sketchbookand "Arabian tales" which later became either The Conquest of Granada(1829) or Tales of the Alhambra(1832). He indicates that he has another plan proposed during which he can spend time on original writing, and mentions the new series of the Curiosities of Literature. Postmarked integral address leaf in Irving's hand.