Washington Irwing Livres

A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, un vallon ensommeillé sur les bords de l'Hudson où vit une paisible communauté d'origine hollandaise... La légende qui s'y colporte d'un fantomatique cavalier furieux vient à menacer la quiétude de ses habitants. On raconte qu'il décapite dans sa course folle tous ceux qu'il rencontre, et lui-même serait sans tête... Sur un ton parodique, Washington Irving (1783-1859) brocarde un rêve américain qui tourne rapidement au cauchemar. La Légende du Cavalier sans tête constitue un surprenant mélange d'enchantement et de fantastique. Tim Burton s'est approprié cet univers pour en donner une version très noire dans son dernier film, Sleepy Hollow.

According to Mohammed, the one true religion was revealed to five great prophets before him - Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. But each time their message was ignored and people chose to worship false gods instead. As the last and greatest prophet of the one and only God, it was his task to abolish all idolatry. For many years his mission seemed hopeless. As long as he remained in Mecca, he made few converts and had to endure dangers and persecution. But when the city of Medina offered him sanctuary, his small band of followers rapidly multiplied. Mohammed now led his armies out to do battle in the desert, spreading his religion at the point of the sword. This later part of his life, as told by Washington Irving, is as much about military conquest as spiritual teaching. For us today, the consequences are still unfolding: reason to reflect on the extraordinary career of one individual who joined conviction, resoluteness, courage and self-mastery in the pursuit of a religious vision.

Sbírka hororových povídek od amerických a britských autorů z celého spektra žánru. V Černém kocourovi z pera E. A. Poea se domácí mazlíček vrátí z mrtvých, aby vykonal pomstu na svém bývalém majiteli. V povídce Soudcův dům od Brama Stokera se vydáme na tajemné panství s temnou historií, v jehož zdech se prohání hejno krys. Naopak Příšerný ženich Washingtona Irvinga je téměř hravé vyprávění, které několikrát převrátí čtenářské očekávání. Ani ostatní příběhy nezůstávají svému žánru nic dlužné a ukáží nám šílenstvím pokřivenou realitu či alchymistickou laboratoř. Díky dvojjazyčnému anglicko-českému vydání si čtenář může povídky vychutnat i v originální podobě.

Book Description: A Washington Irving classic published in Spain. Includes numerous color plates of the Alhambra.

Rip Van Winkle lives near the beautiful Hudson River in New York State in the 1700s. One day he goes walking in the mountains, has a strong drink and falls asleep. He wakes up much, much later, and everything seems very different... People say that strange ghosts live in Sleepy Hollow, where Ichabod Crane lives and works. Ichabod likes Katrina Van Tassel, but Brom Bones likes her too. Ichabod thinks this is his only problem, until one night he sees the ghost of the Headless Horseman... Easy adaptation in American English at Step One level ; Wide range of activities practicing the four skills ; KET-style activities ; Trinity-style activities (Grade 3) ; Dossiers on America in the 1700s, The American Revolution and New York : Yesterday and Today ; Projects on the web ; Full recording of the text ; Exit tests with answer keys.

A carefully graded series of retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles and specially written stories continue to grow and there are now over 170 titles in the series. Most titles are available with Audio CDs and most include accompanying exercises and glossaries.

Testo originale a fronte. La storia di Rip van Winkle è ambientata immediatamente prima (intorno al 1770) e dopo la rivoluzione americana (intorno al 1790). Rip van Winkle, un abitante di origine olandese, vive in un bel villaggio ai piedi delle Catskill Mountains di New York. Essendo affabile, è amato da tutti tranne che dalla moglie. Infatti, oltre ad essere affabile, è anche pigro e così trascura la sua casa e la sua fattoria. Un giorno d'autunno, scappa dai continui rimproveri della moglie, fuggendo sulle montagne. Dopo aver incontrato degli uomini vestiti in maniera strana - che si dice siano i fantasmi dell'equipaggio di Henry Hudson, che giocano a nine-pins, e dopo aver bevuto dei loro superalcolici - si siede a terra sotto un albero ombroso, addormentandosi profondamente. Dopo vent'anni, Rip si sveglia e ritorna nel suo villaggio, inconsapevole di quanto abbia dormito. Giunto a casa, scopre che la moglie è morta e che i suoi amici più vicini sono morti in guerra o partiti via dal paese...

Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. Best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle (both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon), he was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian. Irving and James Fenimore Cooper were the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and Irving is said to have encouraged authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Edgar Allan Poe. Irving was also the U.S. minister to Spain 1842-1846.

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