Other editions of book Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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From Preface by R A Pulliam and O N Darby: Washington Irving's stories of "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" have long been interesting, amusing stories for boys and girls. In "Rip Van Winkle", the vivid descriptions of Rip's shiftless ways that cause him to fall into a twenty-years' sleep and his surprise upon awakening, help to make the story a favorite one. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" with its intriguing descriptions of Ichabod Crane and his activities is a long-ago story that children will read again and again. Sleepy Hollow and the ghosts that inhabit the valley give the reader a feeling of weirdness and suspense that boys and girls love. Both stories beautifully illustrated by Elizabeth Rice.

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