Project Gutenberg 2005-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 330 Irving, Washington 1783 1859 Crayon, Geoffrey The Crayon Papers Mountjoy -- The great Mississippi bubble -- Don Juan -- Broek -- Sketches in Paris in 1825: My French neighbor. The Englishman at Paris. English and French character. The Tuileries and Windsor Castle. The field of Waterloo. Paris at the restoration -- American researches in Italy -- The taking of the veil -- The charming Letorières -- The early experiences of Ralph Ringwood -- The Seminoles: Origin of the white, the red, and the black men. The conspiracy of Neamathla -- Letter from Granada -- Abderahman -- The widow's ordeal -- The Creole village -- A contented man. Etext produced by Charles Aldarondo, Tiffany Vergon, William Craig, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Crayon Papers" by Washington Irving is a collection of literary sketches written during the early 19th century. The work features the character Geoffrey Crayon, who serves as the narrator and commentator on various subjects, including personal reflections, social observations, and tales of adventure. The stories are infused with a romantic spirit and are set against a backdrop of picturesque landscapes, offering a blend of nostalgia and humor that characterizes Irving's style. At the start of "The Crayon Papers," the opening section titled "Mountjoy" introduces us to the narrator's idyllic childhood, steeped in imagination and wonder. We learn about his upbringing in a rural setting near the Hudson River, influenced by his lazy yet affectionate father and his imaginative sisters. The young narrator recalls the enchanting tales he was captivated by, which nurtured his adventurous spirit. He spends his days in nature, exploring the woods and engaging in flights of fancy, foreshadowing the romantic idealism that will characterize his life. The section captures the essence of youthful exploration and the deeply ingrained yearning for beauty and adventure, setting a foundation for the tales that follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en American prose literature PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 573403 2025-08-04T04:13:40.754815 text/html 582390 2021-02-26T00:19:31 text/html 277862 2025-08-04T04:13:48.022800 application/epub+zip 288155 2025-08-04T04:13:42.806831 application/epub+zip 288155 2025-08-04T04:13:41.576849 application/epub+zip 483869 2025-08-04T04:13:52.134798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451549 2025-08-04T04:13:47.241830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424841 2022-09-04T08:23:29.825224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505442 2025-08-04T04:13:40.020888 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 505186 2012-10-07T20:59:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 505186 2012-10-07T20:59:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20711 2025-08-04T04:13:52.293761 application/rdf+xml 13165 2025-08-04T04:13:42.080816 image/jpeg 3609 2025-08-04T04:13:41.827822 image/jpeg 195485 2012-10-07T21:03:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 203853 2021-02-26T00:19:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 195419 2012-10-07T21:03:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 270540 2025-08-04T04:13:40.796837 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia