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This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Thoughts Are Things & The God In You - Connect With The Force Within Yourself"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "e;The God in You"e; is a collection of essays written by American "e;New Thought"e; pioneer Prentice Mulford. The goal of the book is to help the reader to discover how to get to know his inner forces and how to get in touch with the god and its' spirit using those forces and possibilities from within himself. "e;Thoughts are Things"e; serves as a guide to this new belief system. Contents:The God in You POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE THOUGHTSOME PRACTICAL MENTAL RECIPESSELF-TEACHING; OR, THE ART OF LEARNING HOW TO LEARNLOVE THYSELFTHE ART OF FORGETTINGSPELLS; OR, THE LAW OF CHANGEREGENERATION; OR, BEING BORN AGAINThoughts are ThingsTHE MATERIAL MIND V. THE SPIRITUAL MINDWHO ARE OUR RELATIONS?THOUGHT CURRENTSONE WAY TO CULTIVATE COURAGELOOK FORWARD!GOD IN THE TREES; OR, THE INFINITE MIND IN NATURESOME LAWS OF HEALTH AND BEAUTYMUSEUM AND MENAGERIE HORRORSTHE GOD IN YOURSELFTHE HEALING AND RENEWING FORCE OF SPRINGIMMORTALITY IN THE FLESHTHE ATTRACTION OF ASPIRATIONTHE ACCESSION OF NEW THOUGHTPrentice Mulford (1834-1891) was a noted literary humorist, comic lecturer, author of poems and essays, and a columnist. He was also instrumental in the founding of the popular philosophy, New Thought, along with other notable writers including Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mulford coined the term Law of Attraction.

John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet. Content: Introduction: Life of John Keats by Sidney Colvin Sonnets: Bright Star! Would I Were Steadfast As Thou Art On First Looking into Chapman''s Homer Sonnet: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be Sonnet on the Sonnet Sonnet to Chatterton Sonnet Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition Sonnet: Why Did I Laugh Tonight? No Voice Will Tell Sonnet to a Cat Sonnet Written Upon the Top of Ben Nevis Sonnet: This Pleasant Tale is Like a Little Copse Sonnet - The Human Seasons Sonnet to Homer Sonnet to A Lady Seen for a Few Moments at Vauxhall Sonnet on Visiting the Tomb of Burns Sonnet on Leigh Hunt''s Poem ''the Story of Rimini'' Sonnet: A Dream, After Reading Dante''s Episode of Paulo and Francesco Sonnet to Sleep Sonnet Written in Answer to a Sonnet Ending Thus: Sonnet: After Dark Vapours Have Oppress''d Our Plains Sonnet to John Hamilton Reynolds Sonnet on Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again Sonnet: Before He Went to Feed with Owls and Bats Sonnet Written in the Cottage Where Burns Was Born Sonnet to The Nile Sonnet on Peace Sonnet on Hearing the Bagpipe and Sonnet: Oh! How I Love, on a Fair Summer''s Eve Sonnet to Byron Sonnet to Spenser Sonnet: As from the Darkening Gloom A Silver Dove Sonnet on the Sea Sonnet to Fanny Sonnet to Ailsa Rock Sonnet on a Picture of Leander Sonnets Two Sonnets on Fame To My Brothers Addressed to Haydon To G. A. W. To a Friend Who Sent Me Some Roses To a Young Lady Who Sent Me a Laurel Crown On Receiving a Laurel Crown from Leigh Hunt To Kosciusko Happy is England! I Could Be Content How Many Bards Gild the Lapses of Time! On the Grasshopper and Cricket The Day is Gone, and All Its Sweets Are Gone! To the Ladies Who Saw Me Crown''d To My Brother George On Seeing the Elgin Marbles To One Who Has Been Long in City Pent ...

John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet. The poetry of Keats is characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. Today his poems and letters are some of the most popular and most analyzed in English literature. Table of Contents: ΓÇó Introduction: Life of John Keats by Sidney Colvin ΓÇó Ode ΓÇó Ode on a Grecian Urn ΓÇó Ode to Apollo ΓÇó Ode to Fanny ΓÇó Ode on Indolence ΓÇó Ode on Melancholy ΓÇó Ode to Psyche ΓÇó Ode to a Nightingale ΓÇó Sonnets ΓÇó Sonnet: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be ΓÇó Sonnet on the Sonnet ΓÇó Sonnet to Chatterton ΓÇó Sonnet Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition ΓÇó Sonnet: Why Did I Laugh Tonight? No Voice Will Tell ΓÇó Sonnet to a Cat ΓÇó Sonnet Written Upon the Top of Ben Nevis ΓÇó Sonnet: This Pleasant Tale is Like a Little Copse ΓÇó Sonnet - The Human Seasons ΓÇó Sonnet to Homer ΓÇó Sonnet to A Lady Seen for a Few Moments at Vauxhall ΓÇó Sonnet on Visiting the Tomb of Burns ΓÇó Sonnet on Leigh Hunt''s Poem ''the Story of Rimini'' ΓÇó Sonnet: A Dream, After Reading Dante''s Episode of Paulo and Francesco ΓÇó Sonnet to Sleep ΓÇó Sonnet Written in Answer to a Sonnet Ending Thus: ΓÇó Sonnet: After Dark Vapours Have Oppress''d Our Plains ΓÇó Sonnet to John Hamilton Reynolds ΓÇó Sonnet on Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again ΓÇó Sonnet: Before He Went to Feed with Owls and Bats ΓÇó Sonnet Written in the Cottage Where Burns Was Born ΓÇó Sonnet to The Nile ΓÇó Sonnet on Peace ΓÇó Sonnet on Hearing the Bagpipe and ΓÇó Sonnet: Oh! How I Love, on a Fair Summer''s Eve ΓÇó Sonnet to Byron ΓÇó Sonnet to Spenser ΓÇó Sonnet: As from the Darkening Gloom A Silver Dove ΓÇó Sonnet on the Sea ΓÇó Sonnet to Fanny ΓÇó Sonnet to Ailsa Rock ΓÇó Sonnet on a Picture of Leander ΓÇó Translation from a Sonnet of Ronsard ΓÇó Two Sonnets on Fame ΓÇó Lamia ΓÇó Isabella ΓÇó Endymion ΓÇó Hyperion ΓÇó Stanzas ΓÇó Spenserian Stanza ΓÇó Spenserian Stanzas on Charles Armitage Brown ΓÇó Stanzas to Miss Wylie ΓÇó Robin Hood ΓÇó The Eve of St. Agnes ΓÇó Modern Love ΓÇó ...

John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet. The poetry of Keats is characterized by sensual imagery, most notably in the series of odes. Today his poems and letters are some of the most popular and most analyzed in English literature. During the 19th century, critics deemed them unworthy of attention, distractions from his poetic works. During the 20th century they became almost as admired and studied as his poetry, and are highly regarded within the canon of English literary correspondence. T. S. Eliot described them as "certainly the most notable and most important ever written by any English poet." Keats spent a great deal of time considering poetry itself, its constructs and impacts, displaying a deep interest unusual amongst his milieu who were more easily distracted by metaphysics or politics, fashions or science. Table of Contents: ΓÇó Biographies: ΓÇó Life of John Keats by Sidney Colvin ΓÇó Life, letters, and literary remains, of John Ketas by Richard Monckton Milnes ΓÇó Complete Letters: ΓÇó To Messrs, Taylor and Hessey ΓÇó To Jane Reynolds ΓÇó To Charles Wentworth Dilke ΓÇó To Joseph Severn ΓÇó To John Taylor ΓÇó To Benjamin Robert Haydon ΓÇó To Benjamin Bailey ΓÇó To John Hamilton Reynolds ΓÇó To George and Thomas Keats ΓÇó To Fanny Keats ΓÇó To James Rice ΓÇó To Leigh Hunt ΓÇó To Richard Woodhouse ΓÇó To Thomas Keats ΓÇó To James Elmes ΓÇó To Mrs. Brawne ΓÇó To Charles Cowden Clarke ΓÇó To George and Georgiana Keats ΓÇó To Percy Bysshe Shelley ΓÇó To Mrs. Reynolds ΓÇó To Georgiana Keats ΓÇó To Mariane and Jane Reynolds ΓÇó To Mrs. Wylie ΓÇó To Charles Brown...

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. Table of Contents: ΓÇó BALLADS ΓÇó A CHILD''S GARDEN OF VERSES ΓÇó UNDERWOODS ΓÇó SONGS OF TRAVEL ΓÇó THE VAGABOND ΓÇó YOUTH AND LOVE ΓÇó WE HAVE LOVED OF YORE ΓÇó MATER TRIUMPHANS ΓÇó TO THE TUNE OF WANDERING WILLIE ΓÇó WINTER ΓÇó TO DR. HAKE ΓÇó TO -- ΓÇó IF THIS WERE FAITH ΓÇó MY WIFE ΓÇó TO THE MUSE ΓÇó TO AN ISLAND PRINCESS ΓÇó TO KALAKAUA ΓÇó TO PRINCESS KAIULANI ΓÇó TO MOTHER MARYANNE ΓÇó IN MEMORIAM E.H. ΓÇó TO MY WIFE ΓÇó TO MY OLD FAMILIARS ΓÇó TO S. C. ΓÇó THE HOUSE OF TEMBINOKA ΓÇó THE SONG ΓÇó THE WOODMAN ΓÇó TROPIC RAIN ΓÇó AN END OF TRAVEL ΓÇó TO S.R. CROCKETT ΓÇó EVENSONG ΓÇó THE LESSON OF THE MASTER ΓÇó A FAMILIAR EPISTLE ΓÇó EPISTLE TO CHARLES BAXTER ΓÇó EPISTLE TO ALBERT DEW-SMITH ΓÇó RONDELS ΓÇó OF HIS PITIABLE TRANSFORMATION ΓÇó THE SUSQUEHANNAH AND THE DELAWARE ΓÇó ALCAICS TO HORATIO F. BROWN ΓÇó A LYTLE JAPE OF TUSHERIE ΓÇó TO VIRGIL AND DORA WILLIAMS ΓÇó BURLESQUE SONNET ΓÇó THE FINE PACIFIC ISLANDS ΓÇó AULD REEKIE ΓÇó THE CONSECRATION OF BRAILLE ΓÇó SONG ΓÇó THE LIGHTKEEPER

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis. Table of Contents: ΓÇó Then This ΓÇó Arrears ΓÇó How Doth The Hat ΓÇó Thanksgiving ΓÇó Thanksong ΓÇó Love ΓÇó Steps ΓÇó Child Labor ΓÇó His Crutches ΓÇó Get Your Work Done ΓÇó A Central Sun, a song ΓÇó Locked Inside ΓÇó Here is the Earth ΓÇó The "Anti" and The Fly ΓÇó Two Prayers ΓÇó Before Warm February Winds ΓÇó Little Leafy Brothers ΓÇó A Walk Walk Walk ΓÇó Ode to A Fool ΓÇó The Sands ΓÇó Water-Lure ΓÇó Aunt Eliza ΓÇó The Cripple ΓÇó When Thou Gainest Happiness ΓÇó For Fear ΓÇó His Agony ΓÇó Brain Service ΓÇó The Kingdom ΓÇó Heaven Forbid! ΓÇó The Puritan ΓÇó The Malingerer ΓÇó May Leaves ΓÇó The Room at The Top ΓÇó A Bawling World ΓÇó O Faithful Clay! ΓÇó We Eat At Home ΓÇó The Earth''s Entail ΓÇó Alas! ΓÇó "The Outer Reef!" ΓÇó To-Morrow Night ΓÇó The Waiting-Room ΓÇó Only Mine ΓÇó A Question ΓÇó In How Little Time ΓÇó The Socialist and The Suffragist ΓÇó Worship ΓÇó The Little White Animals ΓÇó Many Windows ΓÇó In A Much ΓÇó Love''s Highest

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is a satirical novel. Written pseudonymously by "A Square", the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture, but the novella''s more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions. The story describes a two-dimensional world occupied by geometric figures, whereof women are simple line-segments, while men are polygons with various numbers of sides. The narrator is a square named A Square, a member of the caste of gentlemen and professionals, who guides the readers through some of the implications of life in two dimensions. Flatland has often been categorized as science fiction although it could more precisely be called "mathematical fiction". With the advent of modern science fiction from the 1950s to the present day, Flatland has seen a revival in popularity, especially among science fiction and cyberpunk fans. Many works have been inspired by the novella, including novel sequels and short films.

Idylls of the King retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur''s kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur''s attempt and failure to lift up mankind and create a perfect kingdom, from his coming to power to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. Contents: The Coming of Arthur Gareth and Lynette The Marriage of Geraint Geraint and Enid Balin and Balan Merlin and Vivien Lancelot and Elaine The Holy Grail Pelleas and Ettarre The Last Tournament Guinevere The Passing of Arthur To the Queen

This book contains the authentic narratives of the lives, exploits and executions of the world''s most infamous buccaneers including contemporary eyewitness accounts, documents, trial transcripts and letters. Charles Ellms was a reclusive author of many popular nautical books on pirates and shipwrecks.

The Raven is a narrative poem often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a talking raven''s mysterious visit to a distraught lover, tracing the man''s slow fall into madness. This edition also includes: The Philosophy of Composition - An essay in which Poe describes his method in writing the poem The Raven by Sarah Helen Whitman - A poem written as a valentine to Edgar Allan Poe The Raven by Edward Everett Hale - An article about the poem The Dreamer by Mary Newton Stanard - A biography of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and American literature as a whole, and he was one of the country''s earliest practitioners of the short story.

Treasure Island is an adventure classic written by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Its influence is enormous on our own perception of pirates, including treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. Stevenson stated "Treasure Island came out of the great Captain Johnson''s History of the Notorious Pirates.", which is included in this edition in its entirety with all the incredible life stories of the notorious world famous pirates that inspired Stevenson and are also mentioned in the novel.

The Cruise of the Dazzler - Joe Bronson, dissatisfied with his dull life at school, runs away and joins the crew of a sloop he sees in San Francisco Bay. The Call of the Wild - A dog named Buck gets stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. He becomes progressively feral in the harsh environment, where he is forced to fight to survive and dominate other dogs. White Fang - A wolf-dog raised in an Indian camp runs away only to face the violent world of wild animals and the equally violent world of humans. Jerry of the Islands: A True Dog Story - Jerry is an Irish terrier who finds himself on the island of Malaita, after the ship he was on got attacked. Jerry is accepted by the local tribe, but when the tribe''s sorcerer decides to sacrifice him, he manages to avoid it and his adventure begins. Michael, Brother of Jerry - Michael, an Irish terrier, was born and raised in the Solomon Islands. Working as a slave hunter aboard a schooner, Michael is accidentally left on the beach, and his journey around the world begins with the new owner. Before Adam is the story of a man who dreams he lives the life of an early hominid Australopithecine. His hominid alter ego belongs to Cave People, and we also meet the more advanced Fire People, and the more animal-like Tree People. Jack London (1876-1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. His amazing life experience also includes being an oyster pirate, railroad hobo, gold prospector, sailor, war correspondent and much more. He wrote adventure novels & sea tales, stories of the Gold Rush, tales of the South Pacific and the San Francisco Bay area - most of which were based on or inspired by his own life experiences.

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is a novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived. Tom Sawyer''s best friends include Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn, who will get him into troubles, but also accompany him in glorious adventures... "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - Huckleberry "Huck" Finn and his friend, Tom Sawyer, have each come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adventures. Huck is placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who, together with her stringent sister, Miss Watson, are attempting to "civilize" him and teach him religion. Finding civilized life confining, his spirits are raised somewhat when Tom Sawyer helps him to escape one night past Miss Watson''s slave Jim, to meet up with Tom''s gang of self-proclaimed "robbers."

The story begins in fictional St. Petersburg, Missouri, on the shore of the Mississippi. Huckleberry "Huck" Finn and his friend, Tom Sawyer, have each come into a considerable sum of money as a result of their earlier adventures. Huck is placed under the guardianship of the Widow Douglas, who, together with her stringent sister, Miss Watson, are attempting to "sivilize" him and teach him religion. Finding civilized life confining, his spirits are raised somewhat when Tom Sawyer helps him to escape one night past Miss Watson''s slave Jim, to meet up with Tom''s gang of self-proclaimed "robbers." Just as the gang''s activities begin to bore Huck, he is suddenly interrupted by the reappearance of his shiftless father, "Pap"...

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. The title refers to the distance travelled while under the sea and not to a depth, as 20,000 leagues is over six times the diameter, and nearly three times the circumference of the Earth. The greatest depth mentioned in the book is four leagues. The book uses metric leagues, which are four kilometres each. A literal translation of the French title would end in the plural "seas", thus implying the "seven seas" through which the characters of the novel travel. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne''s greatest works. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction.

Excerpt: "On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg . . ." "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano. In this edition we include both the translations - the first known by the publisher Griffith & Farran (1871) and second by F. A. Malleson (1877). The Malleson translation is widely regarded as the best translation of this Jules Verne classic and is also the most faithful to the original French masterpiece. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time.

The Prince of India: Why Constantinople Fell follows the adventures of the Wandering Prince who takes his role in the creating of history, by stepping into the service of Turkish Sultan and gets involved in Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453, and the Fall of the Byzantine Empire. Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, politician, diplomat and author, best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." He wrote several historical novels and biographies of American generals.

Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Red Man and White Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General''s Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon''s Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank''s Woman Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation Owen Wister (1860-1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister''s most famous work remains the novel The Virginian, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L''Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel.

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a Christmas Classic written in 1816, by E. T. A. Hoffmann on which the famous ballet The Nutcracker is based. In the story young Marie Stahlbaum''s favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. The story begins on Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house. Marie, seven, and her brother, Fritz, eight, sit outside the parlor speculating about what kind of present their godfather, Drosselmeyer, who is a clockmaker and inventor, has made for them. They are at last allowed in, where they receive many splendid gifts... E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist.

At the Back of the North Wind is a children''s book by George MacDonald. It is a fantasy centered on a boy named Diamond and his adventures with the North Wind. Diamond is a very sweet little boy who makes joy everywhere he goes. He fights despair and gloom and brings peace to his family. One night, as he is trying to sleep, Diamond repeatedly plugs up a hole in the loft wall to stop the wind from blowing in. However, he soon finds out that this is stopping the North Wind from seeing through her window. Diamond befriends her, and North Wind lets him ride on her back, taking him on several adventures. Though the North Wind does good deeds and helps people, she also does seemingly terrible things. On one of her assignments, she must sink a ship. Yet everything she does that seems bad leads to something good. The North Wind seems to be a representation of Pain and Death working according to God''s will for something good. George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L''Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence".

George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and remains the supreme law of the land. Washington was born into the provincial gentry of Colonial Virginia; his wealthy planter family owned tobacco plantations and slaves which he inherited; he owned hundreds of slaves throughout his lifetime, but his views on slavery evolved. He became a young but senior officer in the colonial militia during the first stages of the French and Indian War. He was chosen by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution. Historians laud Washington for the selection and supervision of his generals, preservation and command of the army, coordination with the Congress, with state governors and their militia, and attention to supplies, logistics, and training. In battle, however, Washington was repeatedly outmaneuvered by British generals with larger armies. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington and Oliver Goldsmith, and several histories of 15th-century Spain, dealing with subjects such as the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.

Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England. This episodic novel is actually a location-based series of character sketches and short stories and it was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. The tales revolve around the occupants of an English manor, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington and Oliver Goldsmith, and several histories of 15th-century Spain, dealing with subjects such as the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Table of Contents: The Hall The Busy Man Family Servants The Widow The Lovers Family Reliques An Old Soldier The Widow''s Retinue Ready-Money Jack Bachelors A Literary Antiquary The Farmhouse Horsemanship Love Symptoms Falconry Hawking Fortune-Telling Love-Charms A Bachelor''s Confessions Gipsies Village Worthies The Schoolmaster The School A Village Politician The Rookery May-Day The Culprit Lover''s Troubles The Wedding The Stout Gentleman The Student of Salamanca Annette Delarbre Dolph Heyliger

George Washington (1732-1799) was the first President of the United States (1789-97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles of Confederation and remains the supreme law of the land. Washington was born into the provincial gentry of Colonial Virginia; his wealthy planter family owned tobacco plantations and slaves which he inherited; he owned hundreds of slaves throughout his lifetime, but his views on slavery evolved. He became a young but senior officer in the colonial militia during the first stages of the French and Indian War. He was chosen by the Second Continental Congress in 1775 to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolution. Historians laud Washington for the selection and supervision of his generals, preservation and command of the army, coordination with the Congress, with state governors and their militia, and attention to supplies, logistics, and training. In battle, however, Washington was repeatedly outmaneuvered by British generals with larger armies. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington and Oliver Goldsmith, and several histories of 15th-century Spain, dealing with subjects such as the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.

Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England. This episodic novel is actually a location-based series of character sketches and short stories and it was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. The tales revolve around the occupants of an English manor, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington and Oliver Goldsmith, and several histories of 15th-century Spain, dealing with subjects such as the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Table of Contents: ΓÇó The Hall ΓÇó The Busy Man ΓÇó Family Servants ΓÇó The Widow ΓÇó The Lovers ΓÇó Family Reliques ΓÇó An Old Soldier ΓÇó The Widow''s Retinue ΓÇó Ready-Money Jack ΓÇó Bachelors ΓÇó A Literary Antiquary ΓÇó The Farmhouse ΓÇó Horsemanship ΓÇó Love Symptoms ΓÇó Falconry ΓÇó Hawking ΓÇó Fortune-Telling ΓÇó Love-Charms ΓÇó A Bachelor''s Confessions ΓÇó Gipsies ΓÇó Village Worthies ΓÇó The Schoolmaster ΓÇó The School ΓÇó A Village Politician ΓÇó The Rookery ΓÇó May-Day ΓÇó The Culprit ΓÇó Lover''s Troubles ΓÇó The Wedding ΓÇó The Stout Gentleman ΓÇó The Student of Salamanca ΓÇó Annette Delarbre ΓÇó Dolph Heyliger

Old Christmas is a collection of five Christmas stories, portraying an idealized celebration of old-fashioned Christmas customs at a quaint English manor, and depicting harmonious warm-hearted English Christmas festivities, which author experienced while staying in Aston Hall, Birmingham. This book largely contributed to the revival and reinterpretation of the Christmas holiday in the United States. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". One of Irving''s most lasting contributions to American culture is in the way Americans perceive and celebrate Christmas.