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Old Christmas (Hardcover)
Washington Irving; Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott; Contributions by J. D. Cooper
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. 'There was a contagion in the very
air that blew from that haunted region; it breathed forth an
atmosphere of dreams and fancies infecting all the land.' Featuring
'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle', this collection
of inspired essays, stories and sketches established Washington
Irving's reputation as one of America's foremost authors. Irving's
timeless characters, including Ichabod Crane, Rip Van Winkle and
the headless Hessian trooper, jostle for space alongside 31 equally
atmospheric and lyrical works in this haunting anthology from one
of America's most distinctive literary voices.
'We were ushered into this banqueting scene with the sound of
minstrelsy, the old harper being seated on a stool beside the
fireplace and twanging his instrument with a vast deal more power
than melody. Never did Christmas board display a more goodly and
gracious assemblage of countenances.' First published in 1820 in
Irving's masterpiece, The Sketch Book, The Christmas Dinner is a
charming tale by the great American writer behind such timeless
classics as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.
Painting the scene of a Christmas dinner spent at the table of
Bracebridge Hall, a countryside manor, the merry songs and stories
of the dinner table echo with jollity of Christmases long past.
(Part of Renard's Christmas Card Classics series, 25% of the RRP of
each book sold goes to Three Peas, a small refugee charity. This
year, instead of a Christmas card, why not send a book?)
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Paperback)
Washington Irving; Retold by Blake Hoena; Illustrated by Tod Smith; Coloured by Dave Gutierrez
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The story is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town,
New York, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the
story of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky, and extremely superstitious
schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom
Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old
Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy
farmer. As Crane leaves a party he attended at the Van Tassel home
on an autumn night, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman. He is
believed to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot
off by a stray cannonball during the American Revolutionary War and
nightly he rides forth to the scene of battle in quest of his head.
That night Ichabod mysteriously disappears. What will Katrina do,
and what does Brom Bones know?
Two of Washington Irving's works of short fiction from his 1819-20
work, The Sketch Book Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow are among the most enduringly popular of American classics.
In his own day, Irving's works were widely read in Britain as well
as in America; the English novelist William Makepiece Thackeray
described him as 'the first ambassador whom the New World of
Letters sent to the Old.' This edition takes notice of
transatlantic literary history with an appendix of reviews from
American and British newspapers, and by printing in facing page
format the American and British versions of 'Traits of Indian
Character' (which differed from each other in a variety of
interesting ways). Also included are an excerpt from Irving's first
major work, A History of New York; excerpts from a key source that
Irving drew on for Rip Van Winkle and a selection of illustrations
showing some of the ways in which this character was imagined in
nineteenth-century America. With a concise but wide-ranging
introduction and extensive explanatory notes, this edition is
ideally suited for course use.This volume is one of a number of
editions that have been drawn from the pages of the acclaimed
Broadview Anthology of American Literature; like the others, it is
designed to make a range of material from the anthology available
in a format convenient for use in a wide variety of contexts.
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.
This edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow includes an Introduction and Afterword by Charles L. Grant.
Sleepy Hollow is a strange little place...some say bewitched. Some talk of its haunted valleys and streams, the ghostly woman in white, eerie midnight shrieks and howls, but most of all they talk of the Headless Horseman. A huge, shadowy soldier who rides headless through the night, terrifying unlucky travellers.
Schoolteacher Ichabod Crane is fascinated by these stories....Until late one night, walking home through Wiley's swamp, he finds that maybe they're not just stories.
What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands?
And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again?
A stunning new edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other
stories including Rip Van Winkle. Little treasures, the FLAME TREE
COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless
home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover
treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The
unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and
Literary terms produced for the modern reader. First published in
The Sketch Book in 1819-20, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the
story of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane, who comes to live in Sleepy
Hollow, a Dutch settlement near the Hudson River. It is a place
that abounds with local superstitions, including one concerning a
headless horseman. Crane's eye is caught by Katrina van Tassel, the
daughter of a wealthy farmer, and he starts to court her. This
behaviour provokes the ire of another would-be-suitor, Brom Bones,
a renowned village prankster. At a party, Crane confesses his love
for Katrina, who rejects him. On his way home, he encounters the
'horseman', who hurls his head at Crane. Ichabod Crane is never
heard of again. The only traces that remained of him were his
horse, saddle, hat and a mysterious shattered pumpkin. What did
happen to Ichabod Crane that night, and who was the Headless
Horseman?
A headless horseman haunts Sleepy Hollow At least that s the legend
in the tiny village of Tarrytown. But scary stories won t stop the
town s new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, from crossing the hollow,
especially when the beautiful Katrina lives on the other side.
These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common
Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing
prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded
introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers."
Washington Riving was the first American man of letters to receive
international recognition. He in fact spent almost a third of his
life in Europe, including several years in Spain attached to the
American Legation. He travelled about that country from 1826-9,
working in the Libraries of Madrid and Seville, and for a time
living in the Alhambra. From these studies Irving compiled a vast
store of information concerning the dominance of the moors in
Spain, and also prepared extensive notes dealing with the
foundation of the Islamic faith. Twenty years passed before Irving
was able to collate all his writings into a single body of work.
The resultant 'Mahomet and His Successors', published in two
volumes in 1849-50, was well-received in both American and Europe,
providing as it did an excellent introductory study of the life of
the Prophet and the founding of Islam. The work remains of interest
to the general reader and will now also attract the student of
Islamic historical literature for whom this republished work, in
facsimile of the 1868 edition, will be especially welcome.
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