The Life of Washington Irving, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1935 - 484 pages |
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Page 166
... diplomatic life had always interested him ; ever new actors and new scenes . A change of post meant fresh gossip from the appointee and sometimes a renewal of old connections . Through his literary eminence and his long stays in other ...
... diplomatic life had always interested him ; ever new actors and new scenes . A change of post meant fresh gossip from the appointee and sometimes a renewal of old connections . Through his literary eminence and his long stays in other ...
Page 180
... diplomacy led him ! On Novem- ber 14 , he took the familiar road from Bordeaux to Madrid . The indolent interlude which began with the year 1844 was over . Dur- ing his remaining fifteen months as Minister to Spain , whatever diplomatic ...
... diplomacy led him ! On Novem- ber 14 , he took the familiar road from Bordeaux to Madrid . The indolent interlude which began with the year 1844 was over . Dur- ing his remaining fifteen months as Minister to Spain , whatever diplomatic ...
Page 199
... diplomatic service was to Irving less a career than a useful , profitable occupa- tion , which often seemed an " exile . " 108 Yet , in spite of his amateurishness , we must not underestimate Irving's achievements as a diplomat ...
... diplomatic service was to Irving less a career than a useful , profitable occupa- tion , which often seemed an " exile . " 108 Yet , in spite of his amateurishness , we must not underestimate Irving's achievements as a diplomat ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
THE FIRST YEAR 1842 | 119 |
IRVING AS A DIPLOMAT 18451846 | 193 |
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