Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Washington Irving (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1991

Washington Irving was the first American writer to kindle worldwide interest in "American" literature. Old Rip Van Winkle, who snoozed away 20 years, and the long-legged Ichabod frightened by a headless spectre are legends with timeless appeal. 2 cassettes.

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Washington Irving, one of the first Americans to achieve international recognition as an author, was born in New York City in 1783. His A History of New York, published in 1809 under the name of Diedrich Knickerbocker, was a satirical history of New York that spanned the years from 1609 to 1664. Under another pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, he wrote The Sketch-book, which included essays about English folk customs, essays about the American Indian, and the two American stories for which he is most renowned--"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." Irving served as a member of the U.S. legation in Spain from 1826 to 1829 and as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Following his return to the U.S. in 1846, he began work on a five-volume biography of Washington that was published from 1855-1859. Washington Irving died in 1859 in New York. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (June 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786102047
• ISBN-13: 978-0786102044
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,870,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Revisit these American classics for the first time, December 11, 2011

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Ash Ryan (Salt Lake City, Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Paperback)

If you're like me, you basically know these stories from the many retellings of them in various media, but never actually got around to reading the originals written by Washington Irving. I finally did, and found it well worth doing. Irving is a fine writer, and puts in many details that make these stories much more vivid than in any other version I've heard and bring them to life. They also give fascinating glimpses into early American life, as when Rip Van Winkle declares his allegiance to King George and is nearly strung up by an angry mob. There is a reason these stories have become iconic, and that is because the originals drew these characters and their tales so brilliantly, much more so than any of the second-hand (and usually second-rate) versions.