Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (Penguin Classics)

Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) by Irving, Washington. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780140437690.

Before the fall premiere of the new television series, read the original legend of Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and the singularly spooky town of Sleepy Hollow in Washington Irvings classic book WhenWashington Irving first published this collection of essays, sketches, and tales—originally entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.—readers greeted it with enthusiasm, and Irving emerged as Americas first successful professional author. This volume includes "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," two of Americas most recognizable and loved works of fiction and displays Irvings 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. Also included here are gently ironic pieces about life in England that reflect the authors interest in the traditions of the Old World and his longings for his home in the New.