This early work by Charles Dudley Warner was originally published in
1901. Born in Massachusetts, USA in 1829, Charles Dudley Warner was a
gifted and popular writer with a keen interest in the social questions
of his time. He became the first president of the National Institute for
Arts and Letters and was a friend of Mark Twain, with whom he
co-authored The Gilded Age. This book on the life of Washington Irving
is a fascinating work and thoroughly recommended for anyone with an
interest in American literary history. Many of the earliest books,
particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now
extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these
classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.