<div><B>The original American ghost story </B><BR /><BR /> North of New York City lies Sleepy Hollow, a secluded glen rumored to be the home of countless phantoms and specters. Chief among them is the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a Hessian soldier whose head was removed by a stray cannonball in the Revolutionary War. He rides across the glen each night and disappears in a flash of fire and brimstone at the bridge near the Old Dutch Burial Ground.<BR /><BR /> Ichabod Crane, a superstitious schoolteacher who recently arrived from Connecticut, wants to marry Katrina Van Tassel, the only child of a wealthy farmer. The locals spook him with story after story about the ghosts of Sleepy Hollow. Late one night, he spies a menacing figure at a crossroads. Worse yet, the man&rsquo;s head appears to be on his saddle. Crane has only one chance to survive&mdash;he has to make it to the bridge before it&rsquo;s too late.<BR /><BR /> This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</div>

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

<div><B>From the celebrated early American author of &ldquo;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow&rdquo;: The nineteenth-century classic work of fantasy about one man&rsquo;s twenty-year nap. </B><BR />  <BR /> In the years before the American Revolutionary War, in a village at the foot of New York&rsquo;s Catskill Mountains, lives a kindhearted Dutchman named Rip Van Winkle. He&rsquo;s admired by all his fellow villagers except for his wife, who incessantly nags. One day, in order to avoid her, Rip heads off into the mountains. There he discovers a group of mysterious men wearing antiquated clothes and playing ninepins. Soon Rip falls asleep amongst these strangers&mdash;only to wake up twenty years later to a vastly changed world.<BR />  <BR /> Originally published in 1819 in Washington Irving&rsquo;s book, <I>The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.</I>, &ldquo;Rip Van Winkle&rdquo; was one of the first works of American literature to be widely read abroad and helped shape American folklore. Nearly two hundred years later, the story endures, continuing to capture the imaginations of readers young and old.<BR />  <BR /><I>This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.</I></div>

Rip Van Winkle

<div><B>The nineteenth-century author of <I>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</I> presents a vivid history of the Granada War, which ended Islamic rule in Spain.</B><BR />  <BR /> From 1482 to 1492, Catholic monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon mounted a series of military campaigns against the Nasrid kingdom of Granada.<BR />  <BR /> Washington Irving&rsquo;s acclaimed <I>Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada</I> describes the struggles and numerous battles of the ten-year conflict, which culminated with the annexation of Granada by Castile. Irving frames the text as a recovered contemporary manuscript written by the fictional Jesuit priest Fray Antonio Agapida, lending a sense of immediacy to his narrative.<BR />  </div>

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada

<div><P><B>This collection by the author of <I>The Legend of Sleepy Hollow</I> recounts the experiences of an American abroad in the early nineteenth century.</B></P><P>In <I>Tales of a Traveller</I>, renowned essayist and short story writer Washington Irving turns his talents to the genre of travel writing. Based on his excursions across Europe, Irving tells of the people he meets in France, England, Italy, and elsewhere, recounting the many tall tales they tell him.</P> First published in 1824, this collection includes the narrative of a young German student living in Paris during the French Revolution; an account of Italian bandits who prey on travelers on the road to Naples; and legends of the pirate Captain Kidd, including the story &ldquo;The Devil and Tom Walker,&rdquo; which served as the inspiration for Stephen Vincent Ben&eacute;t&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Devil and Daniel Webster.&rdquo;</div>

Tales of a Traveller

<div><P><B>In this classic nineteenth-century Christmas story, the author of <I>Rip Van Winkle</I> returns to England and experiences a traditional holiday with friends.</B></P><P>First published in Washington Irving&rsquo;s <I>The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent</I>., these personal essays offer reflections on the meaning of Christmas and recount the author&rsquo;s time spending the holiday at the home of an old schoolmate. Irving vividly describes the charm of his friend&rsquo;s English country estate, Bracebridge Hall, and the warm welcome he experiences from the entire family.</P> Through these heartwarming experiences, many old Christmas traditions come to life, from a sumptuous English holiday dinner to the virtues of charity, togetherness, and merriment.</div>

Old Christmas

<div><P><B>This nineteenth-century novel by the author of <I>Rip Van Winkle</I> offers a satirical history of New York, from the creation of the world to the fall of New Amsterdam.</B></P><P>Washington Irving&rsquo;s debut novel, <I>Knickerbocker&rsquo;s History of New York </I>was an immediate sensation when it was first published in 1809. Posing as the work of a fictional Dutch historian named Dietrich Knickerbocker, it both catapulted Irving&rsquo;s literary reputation and established the &ldquo;Father Knickerbocker&rdquo; character as a popular icon of New York.</P> Knickerbocker discusses the development of New Netherland, the seventeenth-century Dutch colony, with a special focus on New Amsterdam, the settlement located on present-day Manhattan. The thoroughly tongue-in-cheek chronicle contains &ldquo;among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter [Stuyvesant] the Headstrong.&rdquo;</div>

Knickerbocker's History of New York

<div><P>One of the first important works of American comic literature, this satirical history of New York was initially published to popular acclaim in 1809. Spanning the creation of the world to the end of the "Dutch Dynasty," this humorous history examines the discovery of New York, the first settlements of the Dutch, the reign of Peter Stuyvesant, and the gallant achievements of Peter the Headstrong, among many other real and imagined moments in the history of this essential American city.</P><P>This single-volume reissue marks the 200th anniversary of the original publication of Washington Irving's classic. This book-Irving's first-provides an acute examination of New York's customs, policies, and politics and is every bit as salient, biting, and laughable as it was to its original early-nineteenth-century audience.</P></div>

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada

Tales of a Traveller

Old Christmas

Knickerbocker's History of New York

A Knickerbocker's History of New York

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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada

Tales of a Traveller

Old Christmas

Knickerbocker's History of New York

A Knickerbocker's History of New York

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