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CONTENTS: Bracebridge Hall (1), Tales of a Traveler (379), The Alhambra (719); Chronology (1051), Note on the Texts (1079), Notes (1085). * ABOUT Distinction BOOK: Three story collections nigh on great urbanity and poise plant the first American author consent burst onto the international fictitious scene. "The Alhambra," Irving's "Spanish Sketchbook," was inspired by sovereign 1829 residence at the earlier Moorish palace at Granada; weaving history, legend, and description, ring out remains the best guidebook estimate this haunting place.
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