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Regarding Christmas, you definitely know that there is Santa Claus, there are Christmas trees, there are Christmas gifts, there is Christmas shopping spree; you may also know that there are Christmas carols, there are church services, there are mistletoe and holly; but do you also know the custom of burning the Christmas log? Still know the secret to the quirky dishes and bowls of wine served at traditional Christmas dinner? Do you still know the ghost stories that people in the English countryside love to tell on Christmas Eve? Please follow Washington Irving as he visits an ancient English manor and witnesses how a traditional family spends the twelve days of Christmas happily.

This book is an excellent and adventurous work by Irving, the father of American literature. It tells the story of a group of civilized people in the early days of the development of the United States - an expedition headed by Captain Bonneville - who entered the American West to engage in exploration, development, and trade, and their various adventures and conflicts with the local primitive savages (such as Indians). It shows us the rich and colorful beautiful scenery of the American West, as well as the extraordinary local customs and customs. The work is highly readable and the writing is fluent. Each of its adventure stories brings readers into magical realms.

In 1664, the British defeated the Dutch and obtained the territory of "New Amsterdam" and named it "New York", which is now New York. This book tells the story of what happened during the reign of three Dutch governors. The author of this book is Washington Irving, known as the "Father of American Literature." He showed readers the early memories of New York in a humorous way, and used humorous writing to satirize the Dutch colonists at that time. New York's early geography, humanities, environment, urban construction, and resident migration and settlement are also reflected in the book. At the same time, this book is also of great significance in promoting the development of American national literature. It can be said that this book is of great reading and collection value from both a literary and historical perspective.

"Ghost Pass" describes the dangerous environment of a strait called "Ghost Pass" and the origin of its name. The whole article is shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere, which is gripping and fascinating. In "Wolfert Weber or the Golden Dream", the protagonist dreamed for three consecutive days that he had dug gold, and since then he had no intention of running his ancestral vegetable garden. Eventually, the vegetable garden fell into disuse and the Wolfert family fell into poverty. However, Wolfert did not wake up from the "golden dream". "Pirate Kidd" tells the story of the protagonist Kidd who was entrusted by the government to exterminate pirates, but he became a pirate himself and was eventually captured and hanged by the government. However, the story of how he buried gold and silver jewelry has left countless conjectures for future generations. Tom, the protagonist of "The Devil and Tom Walker", encounters the Devil accidentally, is deeply loved by the Devil, and gets a large fortune, but the condition is that he must work for the Devil for the rest of his life. As a result, Tom, who was originally poor, turned into a ruthless and cold-blooded loan shark...