“Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories” is a collection of tales by the renowned American author Washington Irving. This book includes the famous stories, “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, both of which are set in the new world. The story of Rip Van Winkle, set in the Kaatskill Mountains, his particularly legendary for its portrayal of a man who falls asleep in the mountains and wakes up 20 years later to a changed world. Similarly, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” tell us the eerie tale of ichabod crane and his encounter with the headless horseman. Washington Irving, the author of these stories is often credited as the father of the American short story, and he was the first American writer to gain international fame. This edition was published by Nelson Doubleday in 1955.
