The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, GentPenguin, 1999 - 339 Seiten Before the fall premiere of the new television series, read the original legend of Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and the singularly spooky town of Sleepy Hollow in Washington Irving's classic book When Washington Irving first published this collection of essays, sketches, and tales?originally entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.?readers greeted it with enthusiasm, and Irving emerged as America's first successful professional author. This volume includes "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," two of America's most recognizable and loved works of fiction and displays 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. Also included here are 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. |
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... EVE 159 CHRISTMAS DAY 169 THE CHRISTMAS DINNER 180 LONDON ANTIQUES 192 LITTLE BRITAIN 197 STRATFORD - ON - AVON 209 TRAITS OF INDIAN CHARACTER 225 PHILIP OF POKANOKET 234 JOHN BULL 248 THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE THE ANGLER 257 264 THE.
... EVE 159 CHRISTMAS DAY 169 THE CHRISTMAS DINNER 180 LONDON ANTIQUES 192 LITTLE BRITAIN 197 STRATFORD - ON - AVON 209 TRAITS OF INDIAN CHARACTER 225 PHILIP OF POKANOKET 234 JOHN BULL 248 THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE THE ANGLER 257 264 THE.
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... pathetic lines from another old book , Euphues , by John Lyly , which precede " The Author's Account of Himself " and compare the homeless traveler to a " snaile that crept out of her shel " and " was INTRODUCTION XV.
... pathetic lines from another old book , Euphues , by John Lyly , which precede " The Author's Account of Himself " and compare the homeless traveler to a " snaile that crept out of her shel " and " was INTRODUCTION XV.
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... John Bull's " family mansion . True , there is pathos in " The Pride of the Village " and tragedy in " Philip of Pokanoket . " But the latter , with " Traits of Indian Character , " helps pull the book back toward America near the end ...
... John Bull's " family mansion . True , there is pathos in " The Pride of the Village " and tragedy in " Philip of Pokanoket . " But the latter , with " Traits of Indian Character , " helps pull the book back toward America near the end ...
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... John Murray , the eminent publisher , from whom I had already received friendly attentions , and left them with him for examination , informing him that should he be inclined to bring them before the public , I had materials enough on ...
... John Murray , the eminent publisher , from whom I had already received friendly attentions , and left them with him for examination , informing him that should he be inclined to bring them before the public , I had materials enough on ...
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... JOHN MURRAY . This was disheartening , and might have deterred me from any further prosecution of the matter , had the question of republication in Great Britain rested entirely with me ; but I apprehended the appearance of a spurious ...
... JOHN MURRAY . This was disheartening , and might have deterred me from any further prosecution of the matter , had the question of republication in Great Britain rested entirely with me ; but I apprehended the appearance of a spurious ...
Inhalt
THE VOYAGE | 11 |
ROSCOE | 16 |
THE WIFE | 22 |
RIP VAN WINKLE | 29 |
ENGLISH WRITERS ON AMERICA | 43 |
RURAL LIFE IN ENGLAND | 50 |
THE BROKEN HEART | 56 |
THE ART OF BOOK MAKING | 61 |
THE STAGE COACH | 153 |
CHRISTMAS EVE | 159 |
CHRISTMAS DAY | 169 |
THE CHRISTMAS DINNER | 180 |
LONDON ANTIQUES | 192 |
LITTLE BRITAIN | 197 |
STRATFORDONAVON | 209 |
TRAITS OF INDIAN CHARACTER | 225 |
A ROYAL POET | 67 |
THE COUNTRY CHURCH | 79 |
THE WIDOW AND HER SON | 83 |
A SUNDAY IN LONDON | 89 |
THE BOARS HEAD TAVERN EAST CHEAP | 91 |
THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE | 100 |
RURAL FUNERALS | 109 |
THE INN KITCHEN | 119 |
THE SPECTRE BRIDEGROOM | 121 |
WESTMINSTER ABBEY | 134 |
Christmas | 147 |
PHILIP OF POKANOKET | 234 |
JOHN BULL | 248 |
THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE | 257 |
THE ANGLER | 264 |
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW | 272 |
LENVOY | 298 |
PROSPECTUS TO THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION | 301 |
ADVERTISEMENT TO THE FIRST BRITISH EDITION | 303 |
NOTES | 305 |
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