Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Writings by Washington Irving

Dec 21, 2015 18:33

book 215:  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Writings by Washington Irving

This book has short stories and chapters excerpted from Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent., Salmagundi, The Sketch-Book, Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveller, and A History of New York.  The most famous, I believe, are "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van ( Read more... )

travel writing, politics, literature, 19th century literature, humor, suspense, satire

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gavluvsga December 26 2015, 13:45:19 UTC
I read "The Sketch Book" and quite enjoyed it - it was different from most classical literature I've read.

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