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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales
Includes: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, and several other ghost stories.
- GenresClassics
352 pages
Published June 17, 2025
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About the author
Washington Irving
5,555 books1,048 followersPeople remember American writer Washington Irving for the stories "
Rip Van Winkle
" and "
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
," contained in
The Sketch Book
(1820).
This author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle to begin his literary career at the age of nineteen years.
In 1809, he published The History of New York under his most popular public persona, Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Historical works of Irving include a five volume biography of George Washington (after whom he was named) as well as biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and several histories, dealing with subjects, such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra, of 15th-century Spain. John Tyler, president, appointed Irving to serve as the first Spanish speaking United States minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
This author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle to begin his literary career at the age of nineteen years.
In 1809, he published The History of New York under his most popular public persona, Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Historical works of Irving include a five volume biography of George Washington (after whom he was named) as well as biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and several histories, dealing with subjects, such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra, of 15th-century Spain. John Tyler, president, appointed Irving to serve as the first Spanish speaking United States minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
October 28, 2025
As always I enjoyed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the story about Rip Van Winkle, but this book is so much more.
Many stories are like a travel diary, and even though they're really well written, I have to admit that some were a little boring.
There are also stories about the writer's celebration of Christmas in England.
All in all a good book, but I had been hoping for a lot more spookiness
Many stories are like a travel diary, and even though they're really well written, I have to admit that some were a little boring.
There are also stories about the writer's celebration of Christmas in England.
All in all a good book, but I had been hoping for a lot more spookiness
August 29, 2023
Loved the actual legend so much. The rest of the book ... for a guy who wanted to create American myths, it's a LOT of some dude and his opinions of England. A couple of really good short stories were hidden in here though!
February 17, 2022
In addition to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle there are a number of stories related to those two as well as a series of stories centered on a group of hunters. These gentlemen swap ghost stories over the course of an evening with each story becoming more and more based on “personal” experiences and dire consequences. These are given in the style of many of Edgar Allen Poe’s in that they narrated as first person accounts of encounters with ghostly apparitions or super natural events.
October 27, 2023
More like 3 1/2.
These stories were written in a different time, and it shows. The stories are fun and exciting, but there are some phrases that don't age well. Mainly terms for people of a different ethnicity.
These stories were written in a different time, and it shows. The stories are fun and exciting, but there are some phrases that don't age well. Mainly terms for people of a different ethnicity.
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