Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving is a short story first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager who encounters mysterious strangers in the Catskill Mountains, drinks their liquor, and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, twenty years have passed and the world around him has transformed dramatically. He returns to find his village changed, filled with unfamiliar faces, and discovers he has slept through the American Revolution. The
tale explores themes of time, change, and nostalgia in early America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Merrill, Frank T., 1848-1923 |
| Title | Rip Van Winkle |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle |
| Credits | Sue Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | New York (State) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 64636 |
| Release Date | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 573 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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