Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The - Softcover

San Souci, Robert D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385419295 ISBN 13: 9780385419291

Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1991

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

Review:

This requires good reading skills from kids, but presents a fine dramatic retelling of the Irving classic which tells of a superstitious schoolmaster's love and his frightening encounter with the headless horseman. Excellent illustrations abound. -- Midwest Book Review

From Publishers Weekly:

This atmospheric retelling of Washington Irving's classic is ably complemented with detail-rich illustrations. Ages 5-9.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0385419295
• ISBN 13: 9780385419291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32