A History of New York

An imaginary historian. One immaculately imagined history.

Told from the invented Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker's perspective, Washington Irving's 'A History of New York' weaves a rip-roaringly funny and dangerously dark account of the rise – and fall- of The Big Apple.

Kick-starting with the creation of the world, we follow the origins of life and love as we know it, through to the new world discoveries and dangers of the Dutch Dynasty.

Crafting a tale full of mystery and might, Irving's satirical 'A History of New York' is ideal for American literature fans of Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz and Jim Broadbent in 'Gangs of New York'.