Book I

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Book I is the opening section of Washington Irving’s satirical work *A History of New York*, introducing the mock-historical tone and humorous narrative that characterize the rest of the book.

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Book I (A History of New York) 2
Book I canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book section
literary work part
author Washington Irving
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresNarrator Diedrich Knickerbocker
genre comic history
mock-historical narrative
hasAuthorPseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker
hasParentWorkTitle A History of New York
hasWorkTitle Book I
introduces humorous narrative style
mock-historical tone
isFollowedBy Book II of A History of New York
language English
literaryMovement American literature
narrativeFunction prefatory history
scene-setting introduction
narrativeMode first-person narrator Diedrich Knickerbocker
openingSectionOf A History of New York
partOf A History of New York
publicationCentury 19th century
setsToneFor A History of New York
style mock-scholarly prose
parodic historiography
tone humorous
satirical
usesDevice exaggeration
irony
parody of historical writing
workType satire

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Book II (A History of New York) workContinues Book I (A History of New York)
subject linked to: Book II
linked to: Book I
Book II (A History of New York) isPrecededBy Book I (A History of New York)
subject linked to: Book II
linked to: Book I