Monday, October 13, 2014

Spotlight: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW AND OTHER STORIES + Giveaway


The timeless collection that introduced Rip Van Winkle, Ichabod Crane, and the Headless Horseman


Perhaps the marker of a true mythos is when the stories themselves overshadow their creator. Originally published under a pseudonym as The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories gave America its own haunted mythology. This collection of larger-than-life tales contains Washington Irving’s best-known literary inventions—Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and Rip Van Winkle—that continue to capture our imaginations today.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
WASHINGTON IRVING (1783–1859) is generally credited with being the father of the American short story and was the first American writer to achieve international renown. He debuted in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, and is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle (1819) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.  He has written several historical works covering figures such as George Washington and Christopher Columbus.

ELIZABETH L. BRADLEY, the author of Knickerbocker: The Myth Behind New York, serves as literary consultant to Historic Hudson Valley, the caretakers of Sunnyside—Irving’s Tarrytown, New York, home. She also wrote the introduction and notes for the Penguin Classics edition of Irving’s A History of New York.




3 comments:

  1. I love the decorations of Halloween. They can be wonderfully spooky!

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  2. I like the fall weather, the fun decorations and costumes, and scary movies. :)

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  3. I hope I will win this giveaway, I love short stories and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of my favorites. So different from the movie or the tv shows ! :)

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