The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Or, the Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent |
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| Author:
| Irving, Washington |
| Introduction by:
| Hoffman, Alice |
| Series title: | Paperback Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-375-75721-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2001 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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With his beloved
Gothic tales, Washington Irving is said to have created the genre of the short story in America. Though Irving crafted many of the most memorable characters in fiction, from Rip Van Winkle to Ichabod Crane, his gifts were not confined to the short story alone. He was also a master of satire, essay, travelogue, and folktale, as evidenced in this classic collection. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, "Every reader has a first book.... which, in early...
More DescriptionWith his beloved Gothic tales, Washington Irving is said to have created the genre of the short story in America. Though Irving crafted many of the most memorable characters in fiction, from Rip Van Winkle to Ichabod Crane, his gifts were not confined to the short story alone. He was also a master of satire, essay, travelogue, and folktale, as evidenced in this classic collection.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, "Every reader has a first book.... which, in early youth, first fascinates his imagination, and at once excites and satisfies the desires of his mind. To me, this first book was The Sketch Book of Washington Irving... The charm of The Sketch Book remains unbroken; the old fascination still lingers about it."