Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Author:
Washington Irving
Illustrator:
Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
Publication:
1959 by The Macmillan Company
Genre:
Anthology, Classic Literature, Classical Horror, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales, Historic Tales and Legends, Short Story
Series:
Macmillan New Children's Classics 
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Pages:
105
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Two of Washington Irving's famous short stories which have charmed generations of children, are here in one volume. In order to give these delightfully imaginative stories credence, the author tells us he found them among the papers of the legendary Diedrich Knickerbocker — an old gentleman of "old New York" who was uncommonly interested in Dutch history of the province and the descendants of its early settlers.
RIP VAN WINKLE, the tale of a lovable good-for-nought and the magic of his adventure in the Catskill Mountains, and THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, in which the headless horseman brings both laughter and pleasurable shivers, are favorite tale to be read and re-read, and are important American folklore for all generations.
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Washington Irving
1783 - 1859American
Washington Irving was a writer of short stories, essays, and biographies, best known for his two stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Ho... See more
Maud Petersham
1890 - 1971American
Maud Fuller was born the daughter of a Baptist minister in New York. Young Maud enjoyed looking at picture books and creating her own art as a child... See more
Miska Petersham
1888 - 1960Hungarian American
Petrezselyem Mikaly was born in Hungary, near Budapest, in 1888. His father was a carpenter and a blacksmith, and Mikaly grew up in a poor home. Nev... See more
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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Rip Van Winkle
Released in 2018 by Close Reads Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 15 min.
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Join David Kern, Heidi White, and very special guest Jonathan Rogers (author of The Wilderking Trilogy and The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor, among other books), for a deep-dive into Washington Irving's famous short story, "Rip Van Winkle." Topics include the place of this story in the American literary tradition, Irving's craftsmanship, the conceit/framing device Irving employs, and a whole lot more.
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