El astrologo y la hechicera (Para Lectores Intrepidos)

by Washington Irving, Paula Aneiros (Illustrator)

Gracias al talismán construido por el sabio astrólogo, el rey Aben Habuz pudo mantener alejados para siempre a sus enemigos; pero un día llegó a su reino una hermosa joven… Revisión de un texto original de los Cuentos de la Alhambra, en el que Washington Irving muestra su faceta más romántica. En esta historia de 1823, el autor combina su talento creador con elementos tomados de leyendas y cuentos que circulaban en la época.

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 30, 2006

About the author

People remember American writer Washington Irving for the stories " Rip Van Winkle " and " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ," contained in The Sketch Book (1820).

This author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle to begin his literary career at the age of nineteen years.

In 1809, he published The History of New York under his most popular public persona, Diedrich Knickerbocker.

Historical works of Irving include a five volume biography of George Washington (after whom he was named) as well as biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and several histories, dealing with subjects, such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra, of 15th-century Spain. John Tyler, president, appointed Irving to serve as the first Spanish speaking United States minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846.