The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories: Or, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

Irving, Washington

Softcover

ISBN 10: 037575721X ISBN 13: 9780375757211

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 2001

Synopsis

With his beloved Gothic tales, Washington Irving is said to have created the genre of the short story in America. Though Irving crafted many of the most memorable characters in fiction, from Rip Van Winkle to Ichabod Crane, his gifts were not confined to the short story alone. He was also a master of satire, essay, travelogue, and folktale, as evidenced in this classic collection.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, "Every reader has a first book.... which, in early youth, first fascinates his imagination, and at once excites and satisfies the desires of his mind. To me, this first book was The Sketch Book of Washington Irving... The charm of The Sketch Book remains unbroken; the old fascination still lingers about it."

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Washington Irving... makes Nathaniel Hawthorne read like Dr. Seuss!"

About the Author:

Alice Hoffman is the author of fourteen novels, including Practical Magic, Turtle Moon, Local Girls, Here on Earth, The River King, and Blue Diary. She lives in Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 037575721X
• ISBN 13: 9780375757211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384