Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Name: Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Washington Irving
ISBN: 9781449803742

Author: Washington Irving

Narrator: James Hamilton, George Guidall

Unabridged: 2 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/01/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

This selection includes two world-famous children's tales by American author, Washington Irving, well known for his ability to bring humor to the silly vanities that characterize human nature. In the first story, Rip Van Winkle falls asleep only to wake up 20 years later, finding he has literally slept his life away. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the tale of the gawky schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, and his rival Brom Bones, who each woo pretty Katrina Van Tassel until a Headless Horseman makes his ghostly ride. Washington Irving was one of America's earliest and most popular writers. Famous for his short stories, Irving was also a chronicler of the frontier, a folklorist and a noted political satirist and essayist. In The Sketch Book, of which these two selections are a part, Irving drew upon the myths and legends of local and European folklore. His original creations of characters like Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle have become lasting contributions to our national literary heritage, as distinctly American as Natty Bumppo, Captain Ahab, and Huckleberry Finn.

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jakob J. on November 03, 2024

One of the seminal American ghost stories, arguably the preeminent American ghost story, with a name as recognizable as any contemporary pop culture phenomenon (thanks in large part to its perpetual resurrection in Halloween tradition, Disney, Tim Burton and now numerous derivative and inspired work......more

Goodreads review by Maria on January 03, 2024

Imagina que atraviesas un tenebroso bosque de noche...😱 Caminas despacio, con el frío condensado en el vaho que se escapa de entre tus labios mientras intentas sortear las raíces de los árboles que emergen del suelo como brazos cenicientos que quieren atraparte. El follaje de los árboles es tan espeso......more

Goodreads review by Cherisa on July 05, 2024

I wanted to refresh my memory of the two stories after attending the Sleepy Hollow Music Festival last month, where the Headless Horseman roamed the grounds with a beautiful black horse in tow. It's said the author is the "father of American literature," but that can't be because of these two storie......more

Goodreads review by Lucia on November 22, 2023

3,5 Tenemos una primera historia y que todos conocemos quizá por la película tan famosa “Sleepy Hollow“ La leyenda del jinete sin cabeza”, esa película llevada al cine por Tim Burton, y que yo tenia en mente cuando empecé a leer esta historia, pero que es muy muy diferente a la leyenda real. El autor......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 18, 2022

Both Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow are delightful short stories. They are well written and light-hearted. Overall I prefer Sleepy Hollow. It's more solid and, though the descriptions are overlong, they are rather more beautiful than anything in Rip Van Winkle. I also like that they......more