The legend of sleepy hollow and other stories : the sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. / Washington Irving ; with an introduction and notes by William L. Hedges.
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TextSeries: Penguin classicsPublication details: New York : Penguin Books, 1999, c1988.Description: xxi, 339 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 014043769X (pbk.) :
- 9780140437690 (pbk.)
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Main Library | Fiction | Irving, Washington | Available | 33111005417486 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When Washington Irving's Sketch Book first appeared in 1819, readers in America and abroad greeted it with enthusiasm, and Irving emerged as America's first successful professional author. The pieces about life in England are gently ironic, reflecting the author's interest in the traditions of the Old World and his longings for his home in the New. But it is in "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" that Irving exhibits his true strength- the 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. Originally published as The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent .
"The text of this edition was approved by the Center for Scholarly Editions of the Modern Language Association"--Cover.
"This collection under the title The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. edited by Haskell S. Springer first published in the United States of America by Twayne Publishers, a division of G.K. Hall & Co. 1978; published with an introduction and notes by William L. Hedges in Penguin Books 1988"--T.p verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-339).
Preface to the revised edition (1848) -- Author's account of himself -- Voyage -- Roscoe -- Wife -- Rip Van Winkle -- English writers on America -- Rural life in England -- Broken heart -- Art of book making -- Royal poet -- Country church -- Widow and her son -- Sunday in London -- Boar's Head Tavern, East Cheap -- Mutability of literature -- Rural funerals -- Inn Kitchen -- Spectre bridegroom -- Westminster Abbey -- Christmas -- Stage coach -- Christmas Eve -- Christmas Day -- Christmas dinner -- London antiques -- Little Britain -- Stratford-on-Avon -- Traits of Indian character -- Philip of Pokanoket -- John Bull -- Pride of the village -- Angler -- Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- L'Envoy.