Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories

By Washington Irving

Subjects: Short stories, Juvenile Fiction, American Fantasy fiction, Van winkle, rip (fictitious character), fiction, Children's stories, American, New york (state), fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Sleep, fiction, History, Ghosts

Description: 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; the pride of an English village and the come-uppance of the over-zealous Mountjoy - these witty, perceptive and captivating tales range from fantasy to romance.