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Washington Irving was one of the first American writers to achieve success in Europe. The publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819) made his name and fortune. Its mixture of whimsy, legend, and close observation set a pattern for later works like Bracebridge Hall (1822) and Tales of a Traveller (1824). The pieces in the Sketch Book are of several types: book-related fantasies ("The Art of Bookmaking," "The Mutability of Literature"), meditations on death ("The Widow and Her Son," "Rural Funerals"), stories of true love ("The Wife," "The Broken Heart"), and Dutch American legends ("Rip Van Winkle," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"). In the last two, a careful build-up of atmosphere and improbable details is matched with an insistence that the events related are absolutely true, a combination that has given immortality to Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, Katrina Van Tassel, and the soundly sleeping Rip.… (plus d'informations)
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Collection of short stories by Irving. Includes:
Rip Van Winkle: Very short story. Based on German stories, so not really original, but it is set in America and was one of the first popular stories by an American author. Some interesting insights on pre and post Revolutionary War viewpoints.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: By far the best story he wrote. Very enjoyable, good paceing, good mixture of humour and suspense. The movies (Disney 1949 and Tim Burton 2005) don't do it justice. Disney is better than the Burton, which translated it into a cheesy teen-horror flick with the latest CGI and an evil step-mother (although Burtons magical style is worth seeing alone, looks like "Adams Family").
The Mutability of Literature: Interesting story about an old library in which old books speak lamenting how they are never read. Touches on issues very relevant today about "information overload" and ideas versus objects. Fascinating given its age how relevant it is today. The Spectre Bridegroom: Great story with a really good twist. Didn't see it coming, really makes your flesh crawl. I won't forget this story.
Wolfert Webber: A pirate story. The description of the Inn and the mysterious pirate with his chest are classic, certainly known by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island it is very similar. ( )
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According to WorldCat, ISBN 1587261588 contains the following stories:
Rip Van Winkle -- Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- The wife -- The broken heart -- The art of book making -- Widow and her son -- Mutability of literature -- Rural funerals -- Spectre bridegroom -- Philip of Pokanoket -- Pride of the village -- Angler -- Wolfert Webber, or golden dreams.
----From the The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. disambiguation notice:
The first edition is titled “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” (abbreviating “Gentleman”). Titles of later editions hyphenate “Sketch-Book,” replace “Gent.” with “Esq.” or simply shorten the title to “The Sketch Book.” The first American edition (1819-20) appeared in seven small paper-bound volumes. The first London edition (1820), in two volumes, added two 1814 magazine articles by Irving (“Traits of Indian Character” and “Philip of Pokanoket”) and a concluding “L‘Envoy.” A revised edition in 1848 added two new stories (“London Antiquities,” “A Sunday in London”) and a preface and postscript to “Rip Van Winkle.” Many abridged editions have been published; some include only the best known stories (e.g., “Rip Van Winkle,” “The Spectre Bridegroom,” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”) or the Christmas essays (“Christmas,” “The Stage-Coach,” “Christmas Eve,” “Christmas Day”, “Christmas Dinner”).
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Washington Irving was one of the first American writers to achieve success in Europe. The publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819) made his name and fortune. Its mixture of whimsy, legend, and close observation set a pattern for later works like Bracebridge Hall (1822) and Tales of a Traveller (1824). The pieces in the Sketch Book are of several types: book-related fantasies ("The Art of Bookmaking," "The Mutability of Literature"), meditations on death ("The Widow and Her Son," "Rural Funerals"), stories of true love ("The Wife," "The Broken Heart"), and Dutch American legends ("Rip Van Winkle," "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"). In the last two, a careful build-up of atmosphere and improbable details is matched with an insistence that the events related are absolutely true, a combination that has given immortality to Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones, Katrina Van Tassel, and the soundly sleeping Rip.
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Rip Van Winkle: Very short story. Based on German stories, so not really original, but it is set in America and was one of the first popular stories by an American author. Some interesting insights on pre and post Revolutionary War viewpoints.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: By far the best story he wrote. Very enjoyable, good paceing, good mixture of humour and suspense. The movies (Disney 1949 and Tim Burton 2005) don't do it justice. Disney is better than the Burton, which translated it into a cheesy teen-horror flick with the latest CGI and an evil step-mother (although Burtons magical style is worth seeing alone, looks like "Adams Family").
The Mutability of Literature: Interesting story about an old library in which old books speak lamenting how they are never read. Touches on issues very relevant today about "information overload" and ideas versus objects. Fascinating given its age how relevant it is today.
The Spectre Bridegroom: Great story with a really good twist. Didn't see it coming, really makes your flesh crawl. I won't forget this story.
Wolfert Webber: A pirate story. The description of the Inn and the mysterious pirate with his chest are classic, certainly known by Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island it is very similar. (