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"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"--… (meer)
I picked this up for “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and at the time, I didn’t know that it was a book of short stories. I throughly enjoyed each story, even the ones that weren’t exactly my favorite. this book was a great read and I think I have found a new favorite author. ( )
I was a victim of marketing with this book: If it had been The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (the original title) on the cover I almost certainly would have passed it by. However, I could not miss out on the book holding Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, two stories whose fame outstrips that of their author by a few miles (at least in Britain). THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN CURTAILED IN PROTEST AT GOODREADS' CENSORSHIP POLICY
This is a surprisingly eclectic collection of short stories, essays, images, and general writings. As such, it is hard to get a handle on any flow to the collection. However, this is exactly the collection Irving put together in the 1840’s (in exactly the order with exactly the content that he intended so, if I don’t like his approach to the collection, I guess it’s a little late to file a complaint.) All that being said, it is an excellent selection of Irving’s writings.
If for nothing else, pick this collection up to read the original “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. These have been retold and re-imagined so many times it is nice to go back to the basic simplicity of the originals. But your time will not be wasted reading the remainder of the selections. At times Irving is maudlin (more a sign of the times than a comment on his skills) and at other times the scenes are snippets that have no staying power. But at all times, it is apparent why Irving was so popular, just as it is apparent how skilled a writer he was. The prose can turn a little purple, but the overall effect is still good. (A quick aside: One strange thing [to me]; Irving is considered the quintessential American writer, yet many of these pieces [very many of these pieces] are about England.)
The collection is classic partly because it is from a classic writer (somewhat self-fulfilling, that.) But it becomes quickly evident why Irving is held with such high esteem. ( )
While most readers will be familiar with "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", the various less known works collected here are fascinating in the portraits they produce of life in England (Irving's residence at the time of writing and publication). In particular, the Christmas sketches clearly influenced Dickens's own Christmas tales. One of my favorites, which should also be of interest to other members of LibraryThing, is "The Mutability of Literature" in which Mr. Irving visits the library at Westminster Abbey, is dismayed the books seem to be solely collected but not read and is then startled when he takes on old tome off the shelf, opens it, and it coughs and begins talking to him. The book seems unwilling to believe that it is no longer popular, as it was well-liked in its time (hundreds of years ago). It's a very interesting way of making the point that tastes in literature change as the years, and centuries, go by. All in all, there are very few sketches that disappointed me, most provided at least some entertainment or interesting ideas, which, according to the appendixes Irving added to his editions, was his intent. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
According to WorldCat, ISBN 037575721X contains the following stories:
Author's account of himself --Voyage --Roscoe --Wife --Rip Van Winkle --English writers on America --Rural life in England --Broken heart --Art of book making --Royal poet --Country church --Widow and her son --Sunday in London --Boar's Head Tavern, East Cheap --Mutability of literature --Rural funerals --Inn kitchen --Spectre bridegroom --Westminster Abbey --Christmas --Stage coach --Christmas Eve --Christmas Day --Christmas dinner --London antiques --Little Britain --Stratford-on-Avon --Traits of Indian character --Philip of Pokanoket --John Bull --Pride of the village --Angler --Legend of Sleepy Hollow --L'Envoy. ----From the The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. disambiguation notice:
The first edition is titled “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” (abbreviating “Gentleman”). Titles of later editions hyphenate “Sketch-Book,” replace “Gent.” with “Esq.” or simply shorten the title to “The Sketch Book.” The first American edition (1819-20) appeared in seven small paper-bound volumes. The first London edition (1820), in two volumes, added two 1814 magazine articles by Irving (“Traits of Indian Character” and “Philip of Pokanoket”) and a concluding “L‘Envoy.” A revised edition in 1848 added two new stories (“London Antiquities,” “A Sunday in London”) and a preface and postscript to “Rip Van Winkle.” Many abridged editions have been published; some include only the best known stories (e.g., “Rip Van Winkle,” “The Spectre Bridegroom,” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”) or the Christmas essays (“Christmas,” “The Stage-Coach,” “Christmas Eve,” “Christmas Day”, “Christmas Dinner”).
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Voyage -- Roscoe -- Wife -- Rip Van Winkle -- English writers on America -- Rural life in England -- Broken heart -- Art of book making -- Royal poet -- Country church -- Widow and her son -- Sunday in London -- Boar's Head Tavern, East Cheap -- Mutability of literature -- Rural funerals -- Inn Kitchen -- Spectre bridegroom -- Westminster Abbey -- Christmas -- Stage coach -- Christmas Eve -- Christmas Day -- Christmas dinner -- London antiques -- Little Britain -- Stratford-on-Avon -- Traits of Indian character -- Philip of Pokanoket -- John Bull -- Pride of the village -- Angler -- Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- L'Envoy.
Contains the following stories: - Preface to the Revised Edition - The Author's Account of Himself - The Voyage - Roscoe - The Wife - Rip Van Winkle - English Writers on America - Rural Life in England - The Broken Heart - The Art of Book-making - A Royal Poet - The Country Church - The Widow and her Son - A Sunday in London - The Boar's Head Tavern, Eastcheap - The Mutability of Literature - Rural Funerals - The Inn Kitchen - The Spectre Bridegroom - Westminster Abbey - Christmas - The Stage-Coach - Christmas Eve - Christmas Day - The Christmas Dinner - London Antiques - Little Britain - Stratford-on-Avon - Traits of Indian Character - Philip of Pokanoket - John Bull - The Pride of the Village - The Angler - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, with Postscript - L'Envoy
----From the The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. disambiguation notice:
The first edition is titled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." (abbreviating "Gentleman"). Titles of later editions hyphenate "Sketch-Book", replace "Gent." with "Esq." or simply shorten the title to "The Sketch Book". The first American edition (1819-20) appeared in seven small paper-bound volumes. The first London edition (1820) in two volumes, added two 1814 magazine articles by Irving ("Traits of Indian Character" and "Philip of Pokanoket") and a concluding "L'Envoy". A revised edition in 1848 added two new stories ("London Antiquities", "A Sunday in London") and a preface and postscript to "Rip Van Winkle". Many abridged editions have been published; some include only the best known stories (e.g., "Rip Van Winkle", "The Spectre Bridegroom", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow") or the Christmas essays ("Christmas", "The Stage-Coach", "Christmas Eve", "Christmas Day", "Christmas Dinner").
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"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"--
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