The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories -

Washington Irving

Collins Classics

2012

436 páginas

14h 32m

ISBN-13: 9780007920662

Originally published as "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." this collection of larger-than-life tales gave America its own haunted mythology while arguably creating the modern short story. These stories and essays, by turns chilling and charming, bring to life characters that continue to capture our imaginations today: the superstitious schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane; the pumpkin-topped Headless Horseman; and Rip van Winkle, who slept through the Revolutionary War. With an introduction by Irving expert Elizabeth L. Bradley, this new edition of Irving's greatest work demonstrates how inextricably his tales are woven into the fabric of American culture and celebrates his enduring contributions to the dream life of a nation.
"Every reader has his first book; I mean to say, one book among all others which in early youth first fascinates his imagination, and at once excited and satisfies the desires of his mind. To me, the first book was 'The Sketch Book' of Washington Irving." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"It is an early American horror story... It's got the kind of symbolism that good fairy tales or horror stories have." - Tim Burton