Pierre M. Irving and Washington Irving: A Collaboration in Life and Letters - Hardcover

Kime, Wayne R.

9780889200562: Pierre M. Irving and Washington Irving: A Collaboration in Life and Letters

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0889200564 ISBN 13: 9780889200562

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1978

Washington Irving and his nephew Pierre first met as adults in 1826. In compliance with teh wises of his uncle, Pierre assumed the roles of real estate agent, comptroller, editor, confidant and nurse. After the author's death in 1859, Pierre compiled The Life and Letters of Washington Irving, which for three generations remained the standard biographic portrait.

The present work traces the relationships between Pierre and Washington Irving. In addition it includes a biography of Pierre M. Irving.

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About the Author:

Wayne R. Kime is currently Assistant Professor of English at New College, the University of Toronto. He received the Ph.D. in English from the University of Delaware. His articles have appeared in scholarly journals and he is currently editing the miscellaneous writings of Washington Irving.

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