Tales of the Alhambra

Tales of the Alhambra
Title page of first London edition
AuthorWashington Irving
Original titleThe Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSpanish history, the Alhambra
GenreTravel literature
PublisherCarey & Lea, Henry Colburn
Publication date
1832 (revised 1851)
Publication placeUnited States & United Kingdom (concurrently)
Media typePrint: hardback octavo
Pages607, in two volumes
910

Tales of the Alhambra: A Series of Tales and Sketches of the Moors and Spaniards is an 1832 collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories by American author Washington Irving (1783–1859) inspired by, and partly written during, his 1828 visit to the palace/fortress complex known as the Alhambra in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.