The Heart that Would Not Hold: A Biography of Washington Irving

Johanna Johnston
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Johnston's biography traces the turbulent life of early American writer, Washington Irving, from the tragic death of his first love to his past as the Ambassador to Spain. America's first literary sophisticate, Irving was endowed with a brittle wit, a maddening detachment, a fanciful imagination, and an integrity that would not succumb to flattery or falsehood. He was a true romantic in an America which rewarded and applauded him, but was already too robust to notice the melancholy in his heart.



Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: M. Evans and Company
Published: 10/06/2025
ISBN: 9780871310576
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d