Works, Volume 1

Washington Irving

1853

Contents

• lHE AUTHORS APOLOGY pops xi: 13
• ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC: 23
• BOOK I: 29
• Cosmogony or Creation of the World with a multitude of excel: 36
• How that famous navigator Noah was shamefully nicknamed: 45
• Showing the great difficulty Philosophers have had in peopling: 52
• In which the Author puts a mighty question to the rout by: 59
• TREATING: 75
• In which is set forth the true art of making a bargaintogether: 93
• How the heroes of Communipaw voyaged to Hellgate and: 101
• How the heroes of Communipaw returned somewhat wiser than: 112
• How the people of Pavonia migrated from Communipaw to: 120
• How the city of NewAmsterdam waxed great under the protec: 129
• BOOK III: 137
• Containing some account of the grand council of NewAmster: 146
• How the town of NewAmsterdam arose out of mud and came: 156
• Containing farther particulars of the Golden Age and what con: 164
• Of the founding of Fort Aurania Of the mysteries of the Hudson: 170
• Faithfully describing the ingenious people of Connecticut: 180
• How the Fort Goed Hoop was fearfully beleagueredhow: 191
• BOOK IV: 199
• How William the Testy undertook to conquer by proclamation: 205
• Containing the fearful wrath of William the Testy and the alarm: 214
• Projects of William the Testy for increasing the currencyhe: 224
• The edict of William the Testy against TobaccoOf the Pipe: 232
• Of the diplomatic mission of Antony the Trumpeter to the For: 246
• BOOK V: 257
• Showing how Peter the Headstrong bestirred himself among: 264
• Containing divers speculationsshowing that a treaty of peace: 275
• How Peter Stuyvesant was grievously belied by the great council: 282
• for a crusade against the NewNetherlands and how Peter Stuyvesant took: 290
• BOOK VI: 309
• Of Jan Risingh his giantly person and crafty deeds and of: 315
• Showing how profound secrets are often brought to light with: 322
• Containing Peter Stuyvesants Voyage up the Hudson and: 330
• Describing the powerful Army that assembled at the city of New: 338
• In which the Author discourses very ingeniously of himselfafter: 345
• Chap VII Showing the great advantage that the Author has over his Reader: 354
• Containing the most horrible batile ever recorded in poetry: 361
• How Peter Stuyvesant labored to civilize the communityhow: 388
• How Peter Stuyvesant adventured into the East Country and: 397
• How the Yankees secretly sought the aid of the British Cabinet: 404
• How the people of NewAmsterdam were thrown into a great: 412
• In which the troubles of NewAmsterdam appear to thicken: 421
• Containing a doleful disaster of Antony the Trumpeterand: 429
• Containing the dignified retirement and mortal surrender of Peter: 442
• The Authors reflections upon what has been said 419: 449

Bibliographic information

• Title: Works, Volume 1; Works, Washington Irving
• Author: Washington Irving
• Published: 1853
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Feb 1, 2019