Bracebridge Hall

Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon.

Plot introduction

As this is a location-based series of character sketches, there are a number of individual plots. The tales centre on the occupants of an English manor (based on Aston Hall, near Birmingham, England, which was occupied by members of the Bracebridge family and which Irving visited).

Plot summary

As this is a series of character sketches, the most effective way currently to describe this book is to list the contents.

Release details

All are hardcover editions except the 1823 and 1991 (binding unknown).

• 1822, USA, C.S. Van Winkle, 2 volumes (May 21, 1822) – published by M&S Thomas, Philadelphia^[1]
• 1822, UK, John Murray (May 23, 1822)
• 1823, Berlin, German translation
• 1836, USA, Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 2 volumes
• 1865, USA, G.P. Putnam's Sons, complete in one volume, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
• 1869, USA, G.P. Putnam and Son
• 1876 (dated 1877), London, Macmillan & Co., one volume edition, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott
• 1890, London, Edinburgh & New York, T. Nelson and Sons
• 1978, USA, Sleepy Hollow Restorations (October 1, 1978),
  ISBN 0-912882-35-2
• 1990, USA, Ams Pr (June 1, 1990),
  ISBN 0-404-03508-6
• 1991, USA, Library of America: Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveller, The Alhambra (March 1, 1991),
  ISBN 978-0-940450-59-2

External links

• Bracebridge Hall at Project Gutenberg
• Bracebridge Hall (Caldecott illustrated edition) at Google Books.
• Bracebridge Hall public domain audiobook at LibriVox