Washington Irving - The Sketch-Book
About this book
In The Sketch-Book Washington Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. He sketches a series of encounters with the cultural shrines of the parent nation, and in two brilliant experiments with tales transplanted from Europe creates the first classic American short stories, `Rip Van Winkle' and `The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow'.
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- OL Work ID
- OL21022196W
Subjects
American fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, short stories (single author)England, description and travelEngland, social life and customsCatskill mountains region (n.y.), fictionSocial life and customsTravelHistoryAmericansFictionLong Now Manual for Civilization