The legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle
Autor*in: Irving, Washington
Jahr: 2010
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 51 S.
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- The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow is the Headless Horseman, said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot away by a stray cannonball during 'some nameless battle' of the American Revolutionary War, and who 'rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head'.
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories 'Rip Van Winkle' (1819) and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846.
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Titel: The legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle
Autor*in: Irving, Washington
Verlag: JPM Ediciones
ISBN: 9788493724986
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
Dateigröße: 191 KB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage
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