The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

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'There was a contagion in the very air that blew from that haunted region; it breathed forth an atmosphere of dreams and fancies infecting all the land.'
Featuring 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle', this collection of inspired essays, stories and sketches established Washington Irving's reputation as one of America's foremost authors. Irving's timeless characters, including Ichabod Crane, Rip Van Winkle and the headless Hessian trooper, jostle for space alongside 31 equally atmospheric and lyrical works in this haunting anthology from one of America's most distinctive literary voices.

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Washington Irving

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There was a contagion in the very air that blew from that haunted region; it breathed forth an atmosphere of dreams and fancies infecting all the land. Featuring The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, this collection of inspired essays, stories and sketches established Washington Irvings reputation as one of Americas foremost authors. Irvings timeless characters, including Ichabod Crane, Rip Van Winkle and the headless Hessian trooper, jostle for space alongside 31 equally atmospheric and lyrical works in this haunting anthology from one of Americas most distinctive literary voices.

Product details

• Authors: Washington Irving
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.09.2012
• EAN: 9780007920662
• ISBN: 978-0-00-792066-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 112 mm x 178 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Biography: literary, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary essays, Ghosts & poltergeists, Washington State, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Biography: writers, Washington (US State), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary