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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 [1840], Works, volume 1 (Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf226v1].

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Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine

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Preliminaries

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Title Page THE
ALHAMBRA: A SERIES
OF
TALES AND SKETCHES
OF THE
MOORS AND SPANIARDS. BY
THE AUTHOR OF “THE SKETCH BOOK.”
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
A NEW EDITION. PHILADELPHIA:
LEA & BLANCHARD.
1840.

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Acknowledgment

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Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1832, by
Washington Irving,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.

STEREOTYPED BY L. JOHNSON, PHILADELPHIA.

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CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

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THE JOURNEY 7

GOVERNMENT OF THE ALHAMBRA 35

INTERIOR OF THE ALHAMBRA 39

THE TOWER OF COMARES 51

REFLECTIONS ON THE MOSLEM DOMINATION
IN SPAIN 59

THE HOUSEHOLD 65

THE TRUANT 73

THE AUTHOR'S CHAMBER 78

THE ALHAMBRA BY MOONLIGHT 86

INHABITANTS OF THE ALHAMBRA 89

THE COURT OF LIONS 95

BOABDIL EL CHICO 104

MEMENTOS OF BOABDIL 110

THE BALCONY 115

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE MASON 125

A RAMBLE AMONG THE HILLS 131

LOCAL TRADITIONS 143

THE HOUSE OF THE WEATHERCOCK 147

LEGEND OF THE ARABIAN ASTROLOGER 149

THE TOWER OF LAS INFANTAS 177

LEGEND OF THE THREE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESSES
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Acknowledgment

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TO
DAVID WILKIE, ESQ. R.A.
MY DEAR SIR,

You may remember, that in the rambles
we once took together about some of the
old cities of Spain, particularly Toledo and
Seville, we remarked a strong mixture of
the Saracenic with the Gothic, remaining
from the time of the Moors; and were more
than once struck with scenes and incidents
in the streets, which reminded us of passages
in the “Arabian Nights.” You then urged
me to write something that should illustrate
those peculiarities, “something in the Haroun
Alrasched style,” that should have a
dash of that Arabian spice which pervades
every thing in Spain. I call this to your
mind to show you that you are, in some degree,
responsible for the present work, in
which I have given a few “Arabesque”
sketches from the life, and tales founded on

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popular traditions, which were chiefly
struck off during a residence in one of the
most Moresco-Spanish places in the Peninsula.

I inscribe these pages to you as a memorial
of the pleasant scenes we have witnessed
together in that land of adventure,
and as a testimonial of an esteem for your
worth which is only exceeded by admiration
of your talents.

Your friend and fellow-traveller,
THE AUTHOR.
May, 1832.

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 [1840], Works, volume 1 (Lea & Blanchard, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf226v1].