Product Description: When Washington Irving first published this collection of essays, sketches, and tales--originally entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.--readers greeted it with enthusiasm, and Irving emerged as America's first successful professional author.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," two of America's most recognizable and loved works of fiction, display Irving's ability to depict American landscapes and culture so vividly that readers feel themselves a part of them. And it is on the basis of these two classic tales that Irving is generally credited with inventing the short story as a distinct literary genre. This volume also contains gently ironic pieces about life in England that reflect the author's interest in the traditions of the Old World and his longings for his home in the New.
Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780688065331 ISBN: 0688065333 Label: William Morrow & Company Manufacturer: William Morrow & Company Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: 1987-11 Publisher: William Morrow & Company Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: William Morrow & Company
Customer Reviews
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Small book but it still packs a punch about the classic tale about the Headless Horseman. It's basically word for word of the Disney version that you've seen on tv. Makes for nice reading.