van winkle, rip (fictitious character)

Discusses the inspiration behind Washington Irving's short story about Rip Van Winkle, who slept through the American Revolution thanks to some mysterious bearded men in the Catskill Mountains.

Rip Van Winkle, the incorrigible character from the early American short story, lived in the years before and after the American Revolution. However, he slept through the war, thanks to some mysterious bearded men in the Catskill Mountains! This compelling retelling of the famous legend, first published in 1819, will entertain readers as well as inform them about the life of storyteller Washington Irving. The engaging design and text are supported by colorful photographs and illustrations of Irving's famous creation. Full-color photographs, Fact Boxes, Historical Context Overview, Glossary, For Further Information Section, Index.

Presents the legend of Rip Van Winkle who took a nap for 20 years.

Contains two stories set in the Catskill Mountains, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in which a superstitious schoolmaster encounters a headless horseman; and "Rip Van Winkle," the story of a man who sleeps for twenty years and wakes to a much-changed world.

A collection of five stories by American author Washington Irving, including the title work about a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains and wakes to a much-changed world.

Reprints over fifty color plates created by Arthur Rackman as illustrations for the 1905 edition of Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle," and includes the text of the story about a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up to find a very different world.

Collection of enduring tales of imagination and the American scene from the 19th century.

A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains awakes to a much-changed world.

Presents a retelling of the story of a man in the Catskill Mountains who falls asleep for twenty years and awakens to a much-changed world.

Because Wishbone keeps getting interrupted while trying to take a nap, he begins thinking about Rip Van Winkle and finds himself in Rip's shoes, finally waking to a changed world.