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The Sketch Book
The Sketch Book
Author: Washington Irving
This delightful selection of stories and essays was written by Irving under the pseudonym "Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.," and was popular both in America and abroad. In Rip Van Winkle, the title character and Catskill native falls asleep before the American Revolution and awakes 20 years later in the newly formed nation, which seems, in many ways, sim...  more »
ISBN: 340080
Publication Date: 1936
Pages: 404
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Publisher: The Specer Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A grand romp through several short stories, all entertaining or masterful at keeping the suspense up. I like his writing style. It is almost like he is so happy to spin these tales and share them with the world, and then digresses into a melancholy also. Very fuun stories.


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