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  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    by Washington Irving ...
    In a small Dutch settlement known as Sleepy Hollow, Yankee transplant Ichabod Crane is competing with local hero Brom Bones for the hand of a wealthy farmer’s daughter. Will the legends and ghost stories of Sleepy Hollow scare off the superstitious schoolmaster from his pursuit of the lovely Katrina Van Tassel? Is the Headless Horseman truly to be feared, or is this just another one of Bones’ ... Read more

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  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    by Washington Irving ...
    "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Irving wrote the story while living in Birmingham, England.Along with Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with ... Read more

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  • Tales of the Alhambra

    by Washington Irving ...
    The Alhambra : a series of tales and sketches of the Moors and Spaniards was published in May 1832, Consisting of a series of essays and short fiction pieces, it was referred to as his "Spanish Sketch Book." In 1851 Irving wrote the "Author's Revised Edition", also titled Tales of the Alhambra. Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories. ... Read more

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  • A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty

    (Complete Edition – Volume 1&2)

    by Washington Irving ...
    In "A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty," Washington Irving employs a satirical and humorous narrative style to chronicle the early history of New York City, particularly during the Dutch colonial period. Through the guise of a fictitious historian, Diedrich Knickerbocker, Irving blends fact and fiction, crafting a whimsical yet insightful ... Read more

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  • Rip Van Winkle

    by Washington Irving ...
    “Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.”In the early 1770s, right before the American Revolution, a man wandered off in the Catskill mountains to escape his wife and vanished. Twenty ... Read more

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  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    An Iconic Tale of Haunting Mystery

    by Washington Irving ...
    Prepare to be swept away by the chilling and timeless tale of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, where ghosts and legends walk hand in hand. In the quiet, eerie village of Sleepy Hollow, an unsettling presence looms over the lives of its inhabitants. Ichabod Crane, an ambitious schoolteacher, finds himself at the heart of a ghostly mystery that revolves around the dreaded Headless Horseman. This ... Read more

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  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Free edition)

    by Washington Irving ...
    Washington Irving’s short story of a New England schoolteacher and his chilling encounter with the Headless Horseman is one of the United States’ most celebrated literary works. A classic for Halloween and campfires, the story has been adapted multiple times for stage and screen since its publication in 1820.The following version is a complete edition of the classic tale, including its original ... Read more

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  • Tales of The Alhambra

    by Irving Washington ...
    Tales of the Alhambra by an American writer of the Romantic period, Washington Irving is a collection of novellas, essays and travel notes that are dedicated to Alhambra, a famous Moorish palace in Granada. Soon after finishing a biography of Columbus (1828), Irving moved from Madrid, where he had been living, to the south of the peninsula – Granada. He was preparing a book called A Chronicle of ... Read more

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  • Tales of The Alhambra

    by Irving Washington ...
    For a while, the famous writer Irving Washington was an employee of the American diplomatic mission in Spain. He spent three months in the famous Alhambra Palace. This acquaintance with the historical relic inspired him to write this book. In addition to historical descriptions and essays the book contains many magnificent legends that have become loved by millions of readers. By the way, Irving's ... Read more

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  • Old Christmas

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    by Washington Irving ...
    Washington Irving (1783 – 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad ... Read more

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  • The History of New York (Knickerbocker's Edition)

    by Washington Irving ...
    In "The History of New York," Washington Irving blends history, satire, and social commentary in a masterful narrative that humorously chronicles the early Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. Presented through the fictitious persona of Diedrich Knickerbocker, this work employs a playful literary style characteristic of early-American literature, marked by its engaging anecdotes, vivid ... Read more

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  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

    by Washington Irving ...
    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories gave America its own haunted mythology. This collection of larger-than-life tales contains Washington Irving’s best-known literary inventions—Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and Rip Van Winkle—that continue to capture our imaginations today.With his beloved Gothic tales, Washington Irving is said to have created the genre of the short story in ... Read more

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