Rip Van Winkle E-book
Author: Washington Irving
Genre: Children Stories, Literature, Supernatural, Wonder
Irving, Washington (1783-1859) - An American historian, biographer, and
essayist who also served as ambassador to Spain (1842-46). He was the
first American author to achieve international literary renown.
Rip Van Winkle (1819-20) - Part of "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon,
Gent.," Irving's popular collection of short stories, folklore, travelogues,
and essays. This is the well-known tale of a man who meets some dwarves in
the Catskills, falls asleep, and wakes up twenty years later as an old man.
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