The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories

by Irving, Washington

• ISBN13: 9780785845539
• ISBN10: 0785845534
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-11-12
• Publisher: Chartwell Books

Summary

One of America’s best-loved short stories, plus other tales, in a handsome, collectible edition.

Washington Irving’s short stories have captured the imaginations of generations since the early nineteenth century. Now book lovers can enjoy “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “Rip Van Winkle,” “A Sunday in London,” “John Bull,” and “Christmas” in this stunning new edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories with an heirloom cover.

Timeless characters such as Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and Rip Van Winkle are among the earliest of truly American literary figures. Now fans can revisit them and new readers can discover them in this highly giftable volume that features:

• A stunning, foil-embossed, faux-leather cover
• Beautifully designed end papers
• Irving’s best-loved stories in one volume

A must-have for every home library, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories is a book that you’ll reach for again and again, destined to grace your bookshelves for years to come. 

Chartwell Deluxe Editions feature beautifully-designed heirloom volumes of literary classics. Other Chartwell Deluxe Editions  include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women, Dracula, The Republic, The Iliad, The Essential Tales of Edgar Allan Poe, Irish Folk and Fairy Tales, and Meditations.

Author Biography

Regarded as the “father of the American short story,” Washington Irving has captured the imaginations of generations of readers since his stories were originally published in the early nineteenth century. His timeless characters such as Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and Rip Van Winkle are among the earliest of truly American literary figures.