The Complete Tales Of Washington Irving


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Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975.




Irving's Works


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Rip Van Winkle, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow


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A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.







The Legend of Sleepy Hollow


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From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by name of Sleepy Hollow... A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Washington Irving




Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies


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Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American author, 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 book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.




Astoria


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