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Wolfert's roost and other papers

by Washington Irving · 1854

Essays · ranked #46 in category

Contains five pieces that might be called short stories: "Mountjoy," a first-person story that originally was to have been developed into a novel entitled "Rosalie"; "The Widow's Ordeal," a story of j

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Category
Essays
First published
1854 · 1850s
Author
Washington Irving
Standing
Recommended

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