One of the most popular pieces of American fiction is Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," originally published in 1820 in Irving's short story collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Set in New York's Hudson River valley after the American Revolution, it is rich with Dutch culture, regional history, and ghost stories. In schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his adversary the Headless Horseman, Irving created two of the most unforgettable characters in American literature. This short work is part of Applewood's American Roots series, tactile mementos of...
One of the most popular pieces of American fiction is Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," originally published in 1820 in Irving's shor...
Hidden in plain sight A secret personal diary disguised as a classic work of literature.
"Keep all of your diary entries hidden, cleverly disguised so prying eyes will never find them. Works perfectly when placed on a bookshelf among other books. Continues to work even if you just leave it out on your desk. Prying eyes will never discover your secret stash of personal thoughts."
This book contains the entire text of ""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"," the classic book by "Washington Irving." The story was written in 1820, and it remains an enjoyable...
THE PERFECT HALLOWEEN GIFT
Hidden in plain sight A secret personal diary disguised as a classic work of literature.
A unos diez kilometros de la celebre ciudad de Manha-ttoes, en aquel brazo de mar que queda entre el con-tinente y Nassau o Long Island, se encuentra una angostura donde la corriente queda violentamente compri-mida entre los promontorios que se proyectan hacia el mar y las rocas que forman numerosos penascales. En el mejor de los casos, por ser una corriente violenta e impetuosa, ataca estos obstaculos con poderosa rabia: hirviendo en tor-bellinos con ruido ensordecedor y deshaciendose en olas; rabiando y rugiendo en fuerte oleaje; en una palabra, cayendo en un paroxismo equivocado. En esas...
A unos diez kilometros de la celebre ciudad de Manha-ttoes, en aquel brazo de mar que queda entre el con-tinente y Nassau o Long Island, se encuentra ...
El relato se ambienta en los dias antes de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Un aldeano de ascendencia holandesa se escapa de su esposa que lo reganaba por irse al bosque. Despues de varias aventuras, se sienta bajo la sombra de un arbol y se queda dormido. Se despierta 20 anos despues y regresa a su aldea. De inmediato se mete en problemas cuando alaba al rey Jorge III, sin saber que ya no era un subdito de los britanicos."
El relato se ambienta en los dias antes de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Un aldeano de ascendencia holandesa se escapa de su espos...
El relato se ambienta en los dias antes de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Un aldeano de ascendencia holandesa se escapa de su esposa que lo reganaba por irse al bosque. Despues de varias aventuras, se sienta bajo la sombra de un arbol y se queda dormido. Se despierta 20 anos despues y regresa a su aldea. De inmediato se mete en problemas cuando alaba al rey Jorge III, sin saber que ya no era un subdito de los britanicos."
El relato se ambienta en los dias antes de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Un aldeano de ascendencia holandesa se escapa de su espos...
The story of Rip Van Winkle is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. In a pleasant village, at the foot of New York's Catskill Mountains, lives kindly Rip Van Winkle, a colonial British-American villager of Dutch ancestry. Van Winkle enjoys solitary activities in the wilderness, but he is also loved by all in town-especially the children to whom he tells stories and gives toys. However, he tends to shirk hard work, to his nagging wife's dismay, which has caused his home and farm to fall into disarray. One autumn day, to escape his wife's nagging, Van Winkle wanders...
The story of Rip Van Winkle is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. In a pleasant village, at the foot of New York's Cats...
El relato se ambienta en los dias antes de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Un aldeano de ascendencia holandesa se escapa de su esposa que lo reganaba por irse al bosque. Despues de varias aventuras, se sienta bajo la sombra de un arbol y se queda dormido. Se despierta 20 anos despues y regresa a su aldea. De inmediato se mete en problemas cuando alaba al rey Jorge III, sin saber que ya no era un subdito de los britanicos. The story of Rip Van Winkle is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. In a pleasant village, at the foot of New York's Catskill...
El relato se ambienta en los dias antes de la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos. Un aldeano de ascendencia holandesa se escapa de su espos...
GIchabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and excitable fellow, often so terrified by locals' stories of ghosts that he would hurry through the woods on his way home, singing to keep from hysterics. Until late one night, he finds that maybe they're not just stories. What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands? And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again? Includes unique illustrations.
GIchabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and exci...
