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Washington Irving was an American author of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories, with his two most famous being "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip van Winkle".

Incluye las siguientes historias: "La metamorfosis", "La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow", "El entierro de las ratas", "Herbert West Reanimador", "El horror de Dunwich", "El morador de las tinieblas", "El fantasma de Caterville", "El hombre de arena".

Esta original novela entremezcla una serie de narraciones o cuentos con el libro de viajes y el diario. El protagonista e hilo conductor es el propio autor, Washington Irving, que tras su llegada a España inicia un recorrido por tierras andaluzas que le llevan a Granada. Allí queda extasiado por la majestuosidad de la Alhambra en cuyas habitaciones se hospedará.

Magistral recopilación de cinco cuentos de misterio y terror, tan verosímiles que podrían ser reales. Historias de misterio y terror de grandes escritores que han fascinado a niños y a adultos a lo largo de todas las épocas. Cuentos cargados de suspenso que mantendrán al oyente cultivo y expectante minuto a minuo. Incluye: "Historia de un muerto contada por él mismo" (Alejandro Dumas), "El diablo y Tom Walker" (Washington Irving), "El miedo" (Guy de Maupassant), "El Guardavía" (Charles Dickens), y "La casa del juez" (Bram Stoker).

Grusel-Klassiker, der einem einen Schauer über den Rücken jagt! In "Sleepy Hollow", dem Schläfertal, spukt es. Davon sind die Bewohner des abgeschiedenen Tales fest überzeugt. Viele haben hier unheimliche Träume, auch von Erscheinungen wird berichtet. So soll zum Beispiel ein kopfloser Reiter nach Sonnenuntergang in der Umgebung sein Unwesen treiben. Als der abergläubische Schulmeister Ichabod Crane eines Nachts durch den Wald reitet, sieht er sich von einer düsteren Erscheinung verfolgt. Ist tatsächlich etwas dran, an der "Sage vom Schläfertal"?

Macabre Mansion Presents… The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow is an audio drama adaptation of the classic story by Washington Irving. This adaptation stays true to Irving’s original story with only minor changes in dialogue. Its star-studded cast includes Mandy Barnett, Kyle Hebert, Virginia Hey, Tiffany LaBarbera, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Jim O’Rear, and Daniel Roebuck.

Washington Irving was an 18th century American short story writer, historian, and diplomat. He was born into a merchant family of Scottish/English descent and was the youngest of 11 children. Irving was one of the first American writers to become popular in Europe. He was admired by some of the best-known British writers, including Charles Dickens, Lord Byron, and Walter Scott.

Check out one of the lesser-known but brilliant tales by the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Writing under his pseudym of Geoffery Crayon, Irving conjures an entertaining tale of conspiracy and headwear. Will our character Roloff Van Ripper be successful in his takedown, or will his efforts go awry?

The American literary tradition has, in a far shorter span of time than others throughout history, achieved a glowing and glittering reputation. From its transatlantic roots it has absorbed the sons and daughters of other cultures, other lands and made them part of her own. Within this melting pot of styles, genres and wordplay one fact stands out: In the American short story, literary tradition has a strong, vibrant and almost inclusive history, if you know where to look.

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was a short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat. The short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is about a miserly man who makes a deal with the devil. Irving’s fictional character Diedrich Knickerbocker is a Dutch-American historian and narrator of "The Conspiracy of the Cocked Hats" and the “golden age” of Wouter van Twiller, the Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam.

Imagine falling asleep, then waking up twenty years later. How would you navigate this unfamiliar new world? Would you recognize anyone? Would they recognize you? In this early-American classic, follow protagonist Rip Van Winkle as he finds himself in this very predicament.

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon", Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, and first published in 1820. With Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today.

Even if the act of travel has been transformed beyond recognition in a mere decade or two, how much has actually changed in our favorite destinations in the past two hundred years? Listeners are invited to compare their impressions with those of veteran travelers and literary legends: Charles Dickens on Rome; Mark Twain on Paris and Versailles; and Washington Irving on Stratford On Avon. Added to this mix is elegiac verse by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti.

En este primer volumen de terror puedes acompañar a Ichabod Crane huyendo despavorido por el bosque... o darte cuenta de la verdadera belleza de Berenice... o bañarte en las frías aguas de un lago donde tendrás... compañía. Deja volar tu imaginación y acompaña a los protagonistas de "Viaje al horror" seguro que decides viajar menos y si ves una ventana abierta no te asomes por ella... igual ves algo que no te esperas...

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Irving wrote the story while living in Birmingham, England. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle.

Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow o La leyenda del jinete sin cabeza es un relato corto de terror y romanticismo, escrito por Washington Irving en 1820, en su colección de ensayos e historias cortas The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. La historia se sitúa en 1784, en los alrededores del asentamiento neerlandés de Tarry Town (Tarrytown, Nueva York), en un apartado valle llamado Sleepy Hollow conocido por sus historias de fantasmas y el ambiente embrujado que impregna la imaginación de sus habitantes y visitantes.

Ichabod Crane es un larguirucho, pretencioso, severo, superticioso y comilón profesor de escuela en Tarrytown, un pueblo de Sleepy Hollow, que sueña con conquistar a la bella Katrina Van Tassel, la hija y única heredera del hombre más rico del pueblo, pero para ello no solo tendrá que enfrentarse a Bran Bones, su rival en el amor por la joven heredera, sino también a la terrorífica leyenda del jinete sin cabeza.

American author Washington Irving is known for his legendary tales like Sleepy Hollow, but also as the great architect behind how Americans now perceive Christmas. In his 1819 collection, The Sketch Book, he devotes one story to a reflection on the meaning of Christmas and its celebration. The story’s protagonist reflects on how its ancient rituals may have vanished almost completely, but that the warmth of togetherness will still prevail for those who welcome it.

In "Old Christmas" we join in the celebrations of a Christmas Eve and a Christmas Day in Old England. The selection from The Pickwick Papers involves a Dickensian skating party.

Six classic ghost stories including "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe read by Basil Rathbone, "The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker read Emma Topping and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving read by Ronald Colman and Sidney Miller.