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The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey CrayonWashington Irving

The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon

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"The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon" by Washington Irving is a collection of essays and short stories published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. This pioneering work helped establish American literature's international reputation, featuring 34 pieces that range from maudlin to comical. The collection includes Irving's famous tales "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," alongside vignettes of English life written during Irving's time abroad. Through his pseudonymous narrator Geoffrey Crayon, Irving crafted a personality that would define his literary career and captivate readers on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, by Washington Irving. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2048.

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16 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface: To the Revised Edition7,901 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: HAVE often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women (1)8,697 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: HAVE often had occasion to remark the fortitude with which women (2)8,731 words
  4. 4.Chapter I: HAVE often wondered at the extreme fecundity of the press, and how (1)8,790 words
  5. 5.Chapter I: HAVE often wondered at the extreme fecundity of the press, and how (2)8,728 words
  6. 6.Chapter I: HAVE often wondered at the extreme fecundity of the press, and how (3)8,682 words
  7. 7.Chapter I: HAVE often wondered at the extreme fecundity of the press, and how (4)8,741 words
  8. 8.Chapter I: HAVE often wondered at the extreme fecundity of the press, and how (5)8,790 words
  1. 9.Chapter I: HAVE often wondered at the extreme fecundity of the press, and how (6)4,228 words
  2. 10.Chapter I: HAD finished my toilet, and was loitering with Frank Bracebridge in5,018 words
  3. 11.Chapter I: AM somewhat of an antiquity-hunter, and am fond of exploring London in (1)8,585 words
  4. 12.Chapter I: AM somewhat of an antiquity-hunter, and am fond of exploring London in (2)8,780 words
  5. 13.Chapter I: AM somewhat of an antiquity-hunter, and am fond of exploring London in (3)8,886 words
  6. 14.Chapter I: AM somewhat of an antiquity-hunter, and am fond of exploring London in (4)8,884 words
  7. 15.Chapter I: AM somewhat of an antiquity-hunter, and am fond of exploring London in (5)8,884 words
  8. 16.Chapter I: AM somewhat of an antiquity-hunter, and am fond of exploring London in (6)4,113 words