Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy ..., Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy ..., Washington Irving
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Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & The Pride of the Village

Author: Washington Irving

Narrator: Adam Sims

Unabridged: 3 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 01/02/2015

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Kindly Rip Van Winkle, loved by all, lives a quiet existence in a small village at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. One day, travelling in the mountains, he somehow falls asleep; upon waking, he finds that twenty years have passed! For adults and children alike, Rip Van Winkle paints a charming picture of rural life before and after the American War of Independence. It is counted among the earliest examples of American fiction. The collection also contains The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Irving’s story about the headless horseman, which explores the nature of legend, and The Pride of the Village, a mythic tale of love and loss. CD version includes a free download of The Spectre Bridegroom – see inside booklet for details. The story is also included with the Digital Download version.

About Washington Irving

Washington Irving (1783–1859) was an American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. He is best known for writing the stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Early on, he was a contributor to the Morning Chronicle, published Salmagundi, and served as editor of Analetic magazine in Philadelphia and New York. In 1809, he published the comical A History of New York under the name "Dietrich Knickerbocker." Eleven years later, he published a collection of stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which allowed him to become a full-time writer. Other books written by Irving are Bracebridge Hall, Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada, A Tour of the Prairies, and The Life of George Washington, a five-volume title.


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