| Author: | Washington Irving | ISBN: | 1230000390187 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy | Publication: | April 27, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Washington Irving |
| ISBN: | 1230000390187 |
| Publisher: | Media Galaxy |
| Publication: | April 27, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Washington Irving was an American writer. essayist, biographer, short-stories writer best known for his stories "Rip Van Winkle”(1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820). “Club of Queer Fellows” is the short-story entered in the collection of essays “Tales of a Traveller”. The story is told by first-person, a narrator, who with his eccentric friend Buckthorne went to the “Club of Queer Fellows”, a great resort of the small wits, third-rate actors, and newspaper critics of the theatres. Anyone can go in on paying a shilling at the bar for the use of the club. There at the head of the table sat extraordinary person, who had a quiz and a fillip for everyone, and a good thing on every occasion. It was Tom Dribble, an old schoolmate of Buckthorne. Some interesting facts of his biography have been opened through the fascinating conversation…
Washington Irving was an American writer. essayist, biographer, short-stories writer best known for his stories "Rip Van Winkle”(1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820). “Club of Queer Fellows” is the short-story entered in the collection of essays “Tales of a Traveller”. The story is told by first-person, a narrator, who with his eccentric friend Buckthorne went to the “Club of Queer Fellows”, a great resort of the small wits, third-rate actors, and newspaper critics of the theatres. Anyone can go in on paying a shilling at the bar for the use of the club. There at the head of the table sat extraordinary person, who had a quiz and a fillip for everyone, and a good thing on every occasion. It was Tom Dribble, an old schoolmate of Buckthorne. Some interesting facts of his biography have been opened through the fascinating conversation…
