The works of Washington Irving ...: Vol. 21
Subtitle: Life of George Washington in Five (The Works of Washington Irving)
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781425540845
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Literary Criticism; History - U.S.; United States - General; History / United States / General; General
First sentence: DURING a long succession of ages, extending from the earliest period of recorded history down to the seventh century of the Christian era, that great chersonese or peninsula formed by the Red Sea, the Euphrates, the Gulf of Persia, an the Indian Ocean, and known by the name of Arabia, remained unchanged and almost unaffected by the events which convulsed the rest of Asia, and shook Europe and Africa to their centre.