{"product_id":"the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-and-other-stories-from-the-sketch-book-isbn-9780451530127","title":"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories From the Sketch Book","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Exceptional talent….I am one of his most ardent admirers. I admired Mr. Irving’s work so much, in fact, that I gave it the ultimate praise; I ‘borrowed it.’”—Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSage, storyteller, and wit, Washington Irving created such staples of American fiction as the stories “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” He earned his preeminence in early American literature with the masterpieces in miniature collected here: dozens of stories, travel essays, biographical discourses, and literary musings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent\u003c\/i\u003e, this collection was one of the first widely read works by an American author abroad, establishing not only Irving's reputation, but the notion of an American style of literature. “His influence on American writers is unquestioned,” wrote Edgar Allan Poe, and his stories have proved as enduring as the Catskill Mountains the author immortalized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an Introduction by Wayne FranklinThough trained for law,\u003cb\u003e Washington Irving\u003c\/b\u003e (1783–1859) turned to writing. The humorous \u003ci\u003eA History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty \u003c\/i\u003e(1809), written under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, won him wide popularity. In 1815, Irving journeyed to England to manage a branch of the family business. This venture ended in failure, and he was compelled to write to support himself. International fame came with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.\u003c\/i\u003e (1819–20). In 1826, Irving went to Spain on a diplomatic assignment. His three-year stay there inspired \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus \u003c\/i\u003e(1828) and \u003ci\u003eThe Alhambra \u003c\/i\u003e(1832). In 1829, he was assigned to London as secretary of the United States legation, and after extensive traveling, he served as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Then Irving returned to his home in Tarrytown, New York, where he worked and studied until his death.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWayne Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of English and director of American Studies at the University of Connecticut, is the author of several books on early American literature and culture, including \u003ci\u003eDiscoverers, Explorers, Settlers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New World of James Fenimore Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e. An editor of the \u003ci\u003eNorton Anthology of American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, he is also founding editor of the American Land and Life series, published by the University of Iowa Press.","brand":"Signet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304626606309,"sku":"NP9780451530127","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451530127.jpg?v=1767740201","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-and-other-stories-from-the-sketch-book-isbn-9780451530127","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}