Washington Irving
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
eBook
(Pearl Necklace Books Oct. 9, 2013)
, 2 edition
• Two of Washington Irving's bestselling books are bound together in this Kindle book: The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle) & Tales of a TravellerApart from "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" — the stories that made both Irving Washington and The Sketch Book famous — other other tales include "Roscoe", "The Broken Heart", "The Art of Book-making", "A Royal Poet", "The Spectre Bridegroom", "Westminster Abbey", "Little Britain", and "John Bull", His stories were highly influenced by German folktales,[1] with "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" being inspired by a folktale recorded by Karl Musäus. Tales of a Traveller was written while Washington lived in Europe.About The AuthorAmerican writer Washington Irving (1783 –1859) was a historian and diplomat best known for "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820). He also wrote biographies and lived for a time in England where the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. was a great success. Irving, along with James Fenimore Cooper, was one of the first American writers to gain fame in Europe.
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