Excerpt from In Memoriam Washington Irving: Who Died November 28th, 1859, at His Home, Sunnyside, Tarrytown-on-Hudson; 1859-1909 Whence comes that quality which Warner discovers in Irving's work? Truly one is inclined to believe with Dogberry that to write and read come by nature, for how else can we account for the production by an author of only twenty-six years of a humorous history of New York that has taken stronger hold of the imagination of successive generations of readers than any seri ous presentation of its ...
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Excerpt from In Memoriam Washington Irving: Who Died November 28th, 1859, at His Home, Sunnyside, Tarrytown-on-Hudson; 1859-1909 Whence comes that quality which Warner discovers in Irving's work? Truly one is inclined to believe with Dogberry that to write and read come by nature, for how else can we account for the production by an author of only twenty-six years of a humorous history of New York that has taken stronger hold of the imagination of successive generations of readers than any seri ous presentation of its story; that raised its au thor's reputation, as a master of style, to a par with that of Addison, and gave to the Metropolis its titulary diety. But for the comfort of those whose early work has not been recognized, it may be pointed out that Irving's genius matured after he had reached middle age, was indeed passing rapidly towards that mellow time of life when men living under more modern conditions are advised to retire. The Gentle Humorist was past fifty years when he was finally able to follow the bent of his inclination and settle in his chosen nook beside the Tappan Zee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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