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Series
Publisher
Airmont Publishing Co
Pub. Date
c1964
Physical Desc
190 p ; cm.
Language
English
Description
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
'There was a contagion in the very air that blew from that haunted region; it breathed forth an atmosphere of dreams and fancies infecting all the land.'
Featuring 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle', this collection of inspired essays, stories and sketches established Washington Irving's reputation as one of America's foremost authors. Irving's...
Author
Publisher
e-artnow
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Astoria" tells the story of survival and the difficulties faced by the people who undertook the tremendous Oregon Trail in 1810-1812 encountering harsh environment and hostile native Indians and still carrying on with their journeys. This is the founding story of Astoria and the people who made it possible... Excerpt: "Two leading objects...
Author
Publisher
The Floating Press
Language
English
Description
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., commonly referred to as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by the American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The collection includes two of Irving's best-known stories, attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". It also marks Irving's first use of the...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Written in 1831, Washington Irving's dreamlike description of the Alhambra, the beautiful Moorish castle that defined the height of Moorish civilization, and of the surrounding territory of Granada remains one of the most romantic and entertaining travelogues ever written of this region in Spain.
Enhanced here with exquisite Spanish guitar music, the narrative is a heady mix of historical fact, medieval myth and mystery, sensual descriptions,
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Publisher
Macmillan
Language
English
Description
These 2 stories from the pen of one of America's earliest and most popular writers draw upon the myths and legends of local and European folklore to create memorable, richly American tales and characters. In the title story, Rip Van Winkle wanders into the Catskill Mountains before the Revolutionary War. When he helps a dwarf carry a heavy keg to a ninepins game, it seems natural to drink the strange, small men's brew - but he hasn't the head for...
Author
Publisher
Nelson Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1955
Physical Desc
285 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Travel back in time to the days before the American Revolution, when Dutch settlers populated the little towns along the Hudson River and ghosts roamed the mountains and river valleys. In "Rip Van Winkle," a henpecked husband escapes his nagging wife by wandering the Catskills, where he encounters some mysterious mountain men and tastes a strange brew with unexpected effects. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" recounts schoolmaster Ichabod Crane's dream...
Author
Series
Publisher
Reader's Digest Association
Pub. Date
c1987
Physical Desc
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales collects the best macabre stories of Washington Irving. Blending sly humor with supernatural thrills, these tales are among the most beloved and re-read of all American fiction. In the thirteen stories gathered for this volume, Irving evokes the colorful landscapes of his Hudson Valley hometown, and conjures characters and creatures from its historical past for a unique kind of weird tale that speaks directly...
12) The sketch book
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
1900
Physical Desc
xxvi, 371 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
Originally published as The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent, this book is considered a landmark in American fiction for introducing the modern short story form in America, The Sketch Book includes Washington Irving's most enduring works, "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." The collection also includes travel impressions and narratives featuring legends and folklore.
Author
Publisher
Dolphin Books
Pub. Date
1961
Physical Desc
477 p. : map ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Astoria in honour of its financier, John Jacob Astor. Envisioned as the spur of a fur-trading empire, by 1813 the project was a business failure and the fort was surrendered to the British. But in its short life Astoria rendered incalculable benefits to public understanding of the Great Northwest. The exploration of trade routes, the description of various...
Author
Series
Aula de literatura volume 32
Language
Español
Formats
Description
The legend of Sleepy Hollow: A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman. Rip Van Winkle: A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world
Author
Series
Library of America volume 52
Publisher
Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press
Pub. Date
[1991]
Physical Desc
1,104 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (68 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of grand animated classics, Disney's 11th animated masterpiece introduces two literary classics to the screen. Here, The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow come together in one fabulous adventure - in its own theatrical form