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    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

    By Washington Irving

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    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales collects the best macabre stories of Washington Irving. Blending sly humor with supernatural thrills, these tales are among the most beloved and re-read of all American fiction. In the thirteen stories gathered for this volume, Irving evokes the colorful landscapes of his Hudson Valley hometown, and conjures characters and creatures from its historical past for a unique kind of weird tale that speaks directly to America’s experience as a fledgling nation fashioning its own folk heritage. Selections include:
     
    “Rip Van Winkle”—When henpecked Rip Van Winkle bowls ninepins with the strange little men of the Kaatskills, he has no idea how high the stakes of the game will be.
     
    “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”—The Headless Horseman who haunts the Hudson River Valley finds his perfect victim in Ichabod Crane, a man as gullibly superstitious as he is book-learned.
     
    “The Adventure of the German Student”—How could the scholar know that the beautiful woman he rescued from the Reign of Terror was beyond saving in any mortal sense?
     
    “The Devil and Tom Walker”—When the Devil steers Tom Walker to the treasure of Captain Kidd, the mean-spirited miser uses his ill-gotten gains to ruin many a fellow countryman before his soul comes up for forfeit.
     
    “The Guests of Gibbet Island”—The tipsy pirate boldly offered to host his dead comrades at his home, never imagining that they actually would take him up on it.
     
    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive colored edging and an attractive ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.
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    PublisherBarnes & Noble
    Release dateSep 25, 2017
    ISBN9781435166172
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    Washington Irving

    Nueva York, 1783 - Sunnyside, 1859. Escritor norteamericano perteneciente al mundo literario del costumbrismo. Washington Irving es el primer autor americano que utiliza la literatura para hacer reír y caricaturizar la realidad, creando además el estilo coloquial que después utilizarían Mark Twain y Hemingway.

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    Reviews for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

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    • 3/5
      the very mention of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow made me shiver when i was a boy. Having now read it as a full-fledged adult, i can say that it no longer gives me anything but laughter and pity. laughter as Irving's portrayal of the quintessential know-it-all hipster type and pity at the thick-necked rube who thought it would be a Good Idea to run this man out of town. this is more of a tale about the process of Othering than it is a ghost story. but then maybe a lot of such ghost stories have come about due to circumstances similar to those in the story.

      Rip Van Winkle
      again, i think Irving gives insight into how a lot of history has unfolded and how certain myths and legends propagate down the timeline. Rip was a happy-go-lucky fellow, well-liked by most in his village but thought of as a sort of listless and lazy mooch. his wife gave him nothing but grief for his lack of efforts in providing for her and their children and, so, one day he wanders into the mountains and doesn't return for 20 years. meanwhile, his wife has died and he has become an old man who can now, without hindrance, carry on his tradition of casting aimlessly about town, telling stories, and smoking his pipe. he wants everyone to believe that he met up with a band of strange characters in the hills who play ninepins, watch over the Hudson river region, and drink a particularly potent beverage. The postscript fervently affirms that Rip's tale is real largely due to one Diederich Knickerbocker's impression of Rip's clarity of mind (despite the changes to his story Irving carefully notes earlier in the story)and a "certificate" signed and crossed before a county court. "The story, therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt."
    • 5/5
      The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is my favorite in this book, but all the stories are fun to read as a picture of life in early America.
    • 5/5
      Simply classic!Delightfully written, this classic American folktale recounts the exploits of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane during his brief stay in the cozy little town of Sleepy Hollow. The town is wrought however, with ghost stories dangling upon the lips of its citizens and goblins lurking in every corner. Ichabod, the ever faithful disciple of the great Cotton Mather and hopeful victor in the battle for the Love of Katrina Van Tassel, is unamused by these folk legends and braves the odds in order to win the favor of his lovely lady. A little bit slow in the beginning. Washington Irving likes to paint the scene very vividly for his readers. He also tends to use a lot of anecdotes in his writing. But the older English style that it is written in is beautiful and adds to the subtle reminder that this is a classic of American literature.I loved this book. I can't believe it took me this long to read it but I'm glad I finally did. I highly recommend this book to EVERYONE!!! ?
    • 3/5
      An intriguing collection with an interesting set of narrative structure behind the stories. The measure of character is layered by, typically, third-person narration. Many of the earliest stories in this collection were quite palatable-- as was the titular story, but the middle and third part of the book contained tales that did not satisfy.

      Nonetheless, a good read in parts.