Books with author Washington Irving

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, New York, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky, and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer. As Crane leaves a party, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, who is supposedly the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off by a stray cannonball during "some nameless battle" of the American Revolutionary War, and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head."Also includes "Rip Van Winkle."

This edition includes 10 illustrations. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving was first published in 1820 while the author was living abroad in England. The action takes place in the eponymous glen in New York State, known for its spooky goings on, and follows the rivalry of Ichabod Crane and “Brom Bones” Van Brunt for the hand of wealthy Katrina Van Tassel. When gawky Ichabod botches his chances of asking Katrina to marry him during her family’s autumn party, his dejected ride home becomes of the stuff of legend – and nightmares. Irving’s classic is an early but exceptional example of specifically American popular fiction.

IN the spring of 1829, the author of this work, whom curiosity had brought into Spain, made a rambling expedition from Seville to Granada in company with a friend, a member of the Russian Embassy at Madrid. Accident had thrown us together from distant regions of the globe and a similarity of taste led us to wander together among the romantic mountains of Andalusia. Should these pages meet his eye, wherever thrown by the duties of his station, whether mingling in the pageantry of courts, or meditating on the truer glories of nature, may they recall the scenes of our adventurous companionship, and with them the recollection of one, in whom neither time nor distance will obliterate the remembrance of his gentleness and worth. - Taken from "Tales Of The Alhambra" written by Washington Irving

In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the protection of St. Nicholas when they crossed, there lies a small market town or rural port, which by some is called Greensburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town...

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was first published in 1820. Sleepy Hollow is known for being home to ghosts and spirits, the most famous being the terrifying Headless Horseman. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is highly entertaining fiction. It has been adapted many times for stage, theatre, television and film, including the 1999 Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, and the hit television show, Sleepy Hollow, starring Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, and Orlando Jones.

• 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.

Knickerbocker's History of New York is a satire on self-important local history and contemporary politics. Prior to its publication, Irving started a hoax akin to today's viral marketing campaigns; he placed a series of missing person adverts in New York newspapers seeking information on Diedrich Knickerbocker, a crusty Dutch historian who had allegedly gone missing from his hotel in New York City. As part of the ruse, Irving placed a notice-allegedly from the hotel's proprietor-informing readers that if Mr. Knickerbocker failed to return to the hotel to pay his bill, he would publish a manuscript Knickerbocker had left behind.

Beware the Headless Horseman! Ichabod Crane loves nothing more than telling ghost stories. Ichabod is terribly afraid of ghosts and would never want to meet one especially the spooky Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow! Thee are many scary spirits and ghosts who haunt Sleepy Hollow. None as frightening as the Headless Horseman. When Ichabod meets the Headless Horseman, wwill he live to tell his story?

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Washington Irving’s eerie tale of romantic rivalry along the Hudson pits the new schoolmaster Ichabod Crane against the local hero and bully, Brom Bones, for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel. This haunting drama climaxes with the appearance of one of the great, legendary ghosts of all time: the headless horseman. This spirited adaptation by Robert Van Nutt, reflects all the wit, fun and drama of the early American classic. Illustrations by Robert Van Nutt. DVD and CD versions of the same story, using Van Nutt's illustrations and narrated by Glenn Close with music by Tim Story, received the following awards: Parents Magazine – The Year’s Best for Kids; Parents’ Choice Gold Seal Award for Video; Grammy Nomination – Best Recording for Children; Action for Children’s Television (ACT) Award.