Ichabod 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 thr...

The Headless Horseman faces off with Ichabod Crane in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," a ghost story of enduring popularity that takes place at the time of the American Revolution. "Rip Van Winkle," another tradition...

For the bicentennial of its original publication—the first full-length book from the father of the American short story In 1809, New Yorkers were buzzing about a series of classified ads concerning the whereabouts of Dutch historian...

A nice edition with 100 illustrations from a 1876 edition. Old Christmas was published in book form in 1876. It contains the five Christmas stories in Irving's Sketch Book, where he portrayed an idealized celebration of old-fashioned...

There is something in the very season of the year that gives a charm to the festivity of Christmas. At other times we derive a great portion of our pleasures from the mere beauties of nature. Our feelings sally forth and dissipate the...

The legendary enchantment of Rip Van Winkle in the Kaatskill Mountains; the gruesome end of Ichabod Crane, who met the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow; the spectre bridegroom who turned out to be happily substantial; and, the pride...

You are probably familiar with the popularized stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," but have you heard the original unabridged versions by Washington Irving? His skillfully written and colorful tales have much m...

A nice edition commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the release of these stories--illustrated with 70 black and white illustrations by N. C. Wyeth and Arthur Rackham "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story first published in 18...

Unabridged version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving, offered here for chump change.  The most famous of Irving's short stories, it has captivated readers for almost 200 years.A glimpse into early American life, it...

A headless horseman haunts Sleepy Hollow!  At least that's the legend in the tiny village of Tarrytown.  But scary stories won't stop the town's new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, from crossing the hollow, especially when the beautifu...

Experience the timeless short stories by Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories features The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, and others. Washington Irving’s short stories have captured the imagi...

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, and Other Stories" is a volume of essays and short stories by Washington Irving that were first published serially between 1819 and 1820 and was originally collected as "The...

In The Sketch-Book (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. In two sketches, he experiments with tales transplanted from Europe, thereby creating the first classic Ameri...