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Bracebridge Hall

Bracebridge Hall

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Number of Chapters: 29

Length: 05 hours and 09 minutes

Language: English

Famed American humorist and essayist Washington Irving published a series of short pieces entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentleman" in 1815. Included in that collection were the chapters which later formed the standalone work "Old Christmas." This wonderful book introduced the world to Bracebridge Hall, the ancestral home of the Bracebridges, an old English family that lived according to the customs of those who were "unto the manor born." "Bracebridge Hall" is a follow-up to "Old Christmas" which looks at the lifestyle of the rich, country dwellers, their servants, friends and neighbors. The daily lives and adventures of this peculiar population of early 1800's England forms the foundation upon which the episodes explored in "Bracebridge Hall" is built. Washington Irving wrote the book based upon his own experiences visiting England and the very real Bracebridge Family with whom he spent much time. - Summary by Greg Giordano

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Preface & The Hall (Greg Giordano)
The Busy Man (Greg Giordano)
Family Servants (Maria Kasper)
The Widow (Maria Kasper)
The Lovers (Greg Giordano)
Family Reliques (Greg Giordano)
An Old Soldier (Maria Kasper)
The Widow's Retinue (Maria Kasper)
Ready-Money Jack (Greg Giordano)
Bachelors (Greg Giordano)
A Literary Antiquary (Maria Kasper)
The Farm-House (Maria Kasper)
Horsemanship (Greg Giordano)
Love Symptoms (Greg Giordano)
Falconry (Maria Kasper)
Hawking (Maria Kasper)
Fortune-Telling (Greg Giordano)
Love-Charms (Greg Giordano)
A Bachelor's Confessions (Maria Kasper)
Gipsies (Maria Kasper)
Village Worthies (Greg Giordano)
The Schoolmaster (Greg Giordano)
The School (Maria Kasper)
A Village Politician (Maria Kasper)
The Rookery (Greg Giordano)
May-Day (Greg Giordano)
The Culprit (Maria Kasper)
Lovers' Troubles (Maria Kasper)
The Wedding (Greg Giordano)
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