Tales of the Alhambra

Tales of the Alhambra
Title page of first London edition
AuthorGeoffrey Crayon (Washington 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 (1832) is a 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.