• Publication: The Best Known Works of Washington IrvingPublication Record # 645083
• Author: Washington Irving
• Date: 1942-00-00
• Publisher: Book League of America
• Pages: vii+498
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: OMNIBUS
• Notes:

  • Title page in full: The Best Known Works of Washington Irving / A History of New York, The Alhambra and Selections from The Sketch Book, including Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and English Sketches. / The Book League of America / New York.
  • Copyright page: 1942 / Blue Ribbon Books / CL / Printed in the United States of America
  • No dust jacket
  • The version of The Alhambra in this omnibus is a shortened version of the 1832 edition, lacking some of the sketches but including all of the tales. Only the tales have been listed in the contents here.
  • The selections from The Sketch Book (1832 edition) in this omnibus, of which only the fictional tales have been listed in the contents below, also include "The Author's Account of Himself," "English Writers on America," "The Art of Book Making," "A Royal Poet," "A Sunday in London," "The Inn Kitchen," "Westminster Abbey," the Old Christmas sketches, "London Antiques," "Little Britain," "Traits of Indian Character," and "John Bull."

Contents (view Concise Listing)

• 1 • A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty • novel by Washington Irving (variant of A History of New York 1809) [as by Diedrich Knickerbocker]
• 193 • The Alhambra • (1832) • collection by Washington Irving
• 231 • The Adventure of the Mason • (1832) • short story by Washington Irving
• 247 • The Legend of the Arabian Astrologer • (1832) • novelette by Washington Irving
• 258 • Legend of the Three Beautiful Princesses • (1832) • short story by Washington Irving (variant of The Legend of the Three Beautiful Princesses)
• 273 • Legend of the Moor's Legacy • (1851) • short story by Washington Irving (variant of The Legend of the Moor's Legacy 1832)
• 289 • Legend of Prince Ahmed Al Kamel; or, The Pilgrim of Love • (1851) • novelette by Washington Irving (variant of The Legend of Prince Ahmed Al Kamel, or The Pilgrim of Love 1832)
• 307 • The Legend of the Rose of the Alhambra; or, The Page and the Ger-Falcon • short story by Washington Irving (variant of The Legend of the Rose of the Alhambra 1832)
• 318 • The Governor and the Notary • (1832) • short story by Washington Irving
• 322 • Governor Manco and the Soldier • (1832) • short story by Washington Irving
• 332 • Legend of the Two Discreet Statues • (1851) • short story by Washington Irving (variant of The Legend of the Two Discreet Statues 1832)
• 351 • Selections from the Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. • collection by Washington Irving [as by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]
• 355 • Rip Van Winkle: A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker • (1819) • short story by Washington Irving (variant of Rip Van Winkle) [as by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]
• 394 • The Spectre Bridegroom • (1819) • short story by Washington Irving [as by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]
• 477 • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow • (1820) • novelette by Washington Irving [as by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.]