American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent" (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving>Wikipedia</a>).
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Synopsis
This Washington Irving collection gathers his best-known American tales — the chilling "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and the whimsical "Rip Van Winkle" — alongside his observations on English life and traditions, drawn from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819–1820).
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Ichabod CraneProtagonist
The superstitious schoolmaster of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Rip Van WinkleProtagonist
A Dutch-American villager who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and wakes twenty years later.
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Chartwell Classics
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)Unknown, Octo
368 pages
Penguin ClassicsLanguage: EnglishISBN: 97801404376905 editions available
