Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists

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Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists is a collection of interconnected short stories by Washington Irving that humorously depict English country life and customs in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
fictional work
short story collection
author Washington Irving
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts English country life
English customs
featuresCharacter Geoffrey Crayon
Squire Bracebridge
firstPublicationYear 1822
genre humorous fiction
short stories
sketches
hasPart Dolph Heyliger
The Boar’s Head Tavern
The Busy Man
The Country Church
The Family Meeting
The Forest Trees
The Haunted House
The Literary Antiquary
The Lovers
The Lovers’ Stratagem
The Rookery
The Schoolmaster
The Stage-Coach
The Storm-Ship
The Stout Gentleman
The Strolling Manager
The Student of Salamanca
The Student of Salamanca (story)
The Widow
The Widow’s Retinue
linked to: The Widow
language English
literaryForm frame narrative
literaryMovement American Romanticism
mainLocation Bracebridge Hall (fictional estate)
linked to: Bracebridge Hall
narrativeForm interconnected short stories
narrator Geoffrey Crayon (pseudonymous narrator)
linked to: Geoffrey Crayon
notableFor detailed observation of manners and customs
humorous portrayal of English rural gentry
originalPublisher C. S. Van Winkle
John Murray
linked to: John Murray V
placeOfFirstPublication London
linked to: London, England

New York City
pseudonymUsed Geoffrey Crayon
relatedWork Tales of a Traveller
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
setting England
English countryside
timePeriodDepicted early 19th century

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Bracebridge Hall hasAlternativeTitle Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
Frank Bracebridge settingOfActivity Bracebridge Hall Christmas festivities
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The Stout Gentleman partOf Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
The Stout Gentleman firstPublishedIn Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists
The Storm-Ship isPartOf Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley
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