Legend

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

by Washington Irving

Irving’s notebook of an American abroad, full of English country churches and Christmas customs, but it is remembered for two stories set at home: “Rip Van Winkle”, who sleeps through a revolution, and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Both are about time slipping when no one is watching.

The librarian

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Reading time

About 8 hr 40 min

Where to find it

The Horologist’s Study

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #2048. In the public domain in the United States.