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Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle

Audiobook

Two American classics which tell of the earliest days in Dutch New York: Ichabod Crane's encounter with the Headless Horseman and Rip's long nap.

Washington Irving, the first American writer to make his living by his profession, was born April 3, 1783. At the age of six he was introduced to his namesake, George Washington. He studied law but then was sent to Europe because of his health and was to spend 17 years abroad. When he was thirty-five his family's business went bankrupt. It was then that he began to support himself by writing. He wrote letters, essays and short fiction. Washington Irving died in 1859.


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Publisher: Spotify Audiobooks Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781467610834
  • File size: 63165 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2000
  • Duration: 02:11:35

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781467610834
  • File size: 63174 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 2000
  • Duration: 02:11:33
  • Number of parts: 3

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
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Languages

English

Levels

Text Difficulty:4-10

Two American classics which tell of the earliest days in Dutch New York: Ichabod Crane's encounter with the Headless Horseman and Rip's long nap.

Washington Irving, the first American writer to make his living by his profession, was born April 3, 1783. At the age of six he was introduced to his namesake, George Washington. He studied law but then was sent to Europe because of his health and was to spend 17 years abroad. When he was thirty-five his family's business went bankrupt. It was then that he began to support himself by writing. He wrote letters, essays and short fiction. Washington Irving died in 1859.


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