Bracebridge Hall

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Bracebridge Hall is a collection of sketches and stories by Washington Irving that nostalgically depict English country life and customs in the early 19th century.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf book
short story collection
sketch collection
author Washington Irving
centralLocation Bracebridge Hall (fictional English manor)
containsDepictionOf local village customs
traditional English holidays
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts English country life
English rural customs
featuresCharacter Geoffrey Crayon
firstEditionFormat two volumes
genre fiction
short stories
sketches
hasAlternativeTitle Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
hasCharacter Squire Bracebridge
members of the Bracebridge family
hasInfluenceOn American perceptions of English rural traditions
hasStyle lightly satirical tone
sentimental nostalgia
language English
literaryForm frame narrative
literaryMovement Romanticism
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor humorous character sketches
picturesque portrayal of English country-house life
originalMediaType print
publicationYear 1822
publishedInCity New York City
publisher C. S. Van Winkle
relatedWorkByAuthor Tales of a Traveller
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
settingPeriod early 19th century
structure framed by a country-house setting
series of interlinked sketches
theme English social customs
contrast between Old World and New World
nostalgia for traditional rural life

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Squire Bracebridge
appearsIn
Bracebridge Hall ("Bracebridge Hall (fictional English manor)")
centralLocation
Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists ("Bracebridge Hall (fictional estate)")
mainLocation
Geoffrey Crayon ("Bracebridge Hall sketches")
narrates
Washington Irving
notableWork
Tales of a Traveller
precededBy
Rural Life in England
relatedWork
Squire Bracebridge
residence

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