Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey; Spanish Voyages of Discovery

1817 and 1900. Washington Irving was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and is considered to be the Father of the American Short Story. Contents of Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey include: Abbotsford; Newstead Abbey; Arrival at the Abbey; The Abbey Garden; Plough Monday; Old Servants; Superstitions of the Abbey; Annesley Hall; The Lake; Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest; The Rook Cell; and The Little White Lady. The Spanish Voyages of Discovery is a biography on Spanish voyages and conquests by Balboa, Alonzo de Ojeda, Ponce de Leon and others. See other Irving titles available from Kessinger Publishing.