false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg 721012 27 When Washington Irving first published this collection of essays, sketches, and tales--originally entitled <i>The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.</i>--readers greeted it with enthusiasm, and Irving emerged as America's first successful professional author.<br><br>"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," two of America's most recognizable and loved works of fiction, display Irving's ability to depict American landscapes and culture so vividly that readers feel themselves a part of them. And it is on the basis of these two classic tales that Irving is generally credited with inventing the short story as a distinct literary genre. This volume also contains gently ironic pieces about life in England that reflect the author's interest in the traditions of the Old World and his longings for his home in the New. 2373562 book 1819 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (Penguin Classics) total:549|5:133|4:216|3:166|2:29|1:5| 549 2090 834 44 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 2 0 false Thu Jan 08 18:35:44 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 19:45:04 -0800 2009 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow because of my history book. It reads that Irving was the first popular American writer in both America and Britain. I began to wonder what could be so great about this guy’s books from 190 years ago. Among the many short stories in this con...more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:50:57 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:51:35 -0700 2009 Enter Ichabod Crane, who is a schoolteacher and arrives at S...more...]]> 360791 0606310746 9780606310741 14 2 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174089287m/360791.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/360791.Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories_Or_the_Sketch_Book_of_Geoffrey_Crayon_Gent_ 5 0 false Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 10 08:29:50 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 08:36:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 5 0 false Wed Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Dec 07 13:52:49 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 13:57:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Fri Aug 17 00:20:13 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 00:22:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 14:55:16 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 14:58:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 5 0 true Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 21:42:50 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 21:46:50 -0800 2009 884209 0451524950 9780451524959 10 1 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179177745m/884209.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/884209.Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_other_Stories_from_the_Sketch_Book 3 0 false Fri Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 18:51:45 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 16:38:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 3 0 false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 13 11:46:48 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 20 21:23:38 -0800 2009
Having done so, I found I actually prefer Irving's essays to his short stories:...more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 5 0 false Thu Dec 03 13:48:03 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 13:49:58 -0800 2009 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 05:33:11 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 11:40:54 -0700 2009 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 0 0 false Wed Sep 09 08:33:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:33:39 -0700 2009 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 13:06:24 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 13:07:06 -0800 2009 145676 0451530128 9780451530127 73 10 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172174934m/145676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145676.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories_From_the_Sketch_Book 3 0 false Tue Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 15 18:03:10 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 13:46:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 0 0 false Mon Dec 01 10:27:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 10:28:08 -0800 2008 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Wed Dec 03 08:58:39 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 14 09:34:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 3 0 false Fri Oct 17 15:47:05 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 15:49:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 721012 014043769X 9780140437690 391 27 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177623994m/721012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721012.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 16 09:23:46 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 09:34:13 -0700 2008
My favorite thing to do around Halloween is read his story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" story. It is spooky (maybe even a little scary) b...more...]]> 145676 0451530128 9780451530127 73 10 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172174934m/145676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145676.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories_From_the_Sketch_Book 2 0 false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 29 10:49:09 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 21 14:18:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 145676 0451530128 9780451530127 73 10 3.81 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172174934m/145676.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145676.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_and_Other_Stories_From_the_Sketch_Book 3 0 false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 12:28:24 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 14 16:33:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=721012