RIP VAN WINKLE LEGEND SLEEPY HOLLOW - Washington Irving Guidall

RIP VAN WINKLE AND THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington Irving (1820)



Read by . . : George Guidall

Publisher . : Recorded Books (1993, #C2145)

ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 1402551193; ISBN-13: 9781402551192

Format . . .: MP3. 12 tracks, 82 MB

Bitrate . . : ~85 kbps (iTunes 9, VBR, mono, 44 kHz)

Source . . .: 12 CDs (14 hours)

Genre . . . : Children, Classic, Fiction

Unabridged .: Unabridged  



These classics are among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today.



I combined tracks by chapter (3-4 tracks per CD instead of 15-20).

George Guidall is one of the great readers (650+ books).



PDF, TXT & HTML of the book included - ebook, ESL and reference friendly.

Cover scan included.



Thanks for sharing & caring.

Cheers, FerraBit

Sept 2009



Links: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving 



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  From Recorded Books:



This selection includes two world-famous children’s tales by American author, Washington Irving, well known for his ability to bring humor to the silly vanities that characterize human nature. In the first story, Rip Van Winkle falls asleep only to wake up 20 years later, finding he has literally slept his life away. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the tale of the gawky schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, and his rival Brom Bones, who each woo pretty Katrina Van Tassel until a Headless Horseman makes his ghostly ride. Washington Irving was one of America’s earliest and most popular writers. Famous for his short stories, Irving was also a chronicler of the frontier, a folklorist and a noted political satirist and essayist. In The Sketch Book, of which these two selections are a part, Irving drew upon the myths and legends of local and European folklore. His original creations of characters like Ichabod Crane and Rip Van Winkle have become lasting contributions to our national literary heritage, as distinctly American as Natty Bumppo, Captain Ahab, and Huckleberry Finn.