Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories

These captivating tales from America''s first popular author transport readers back to the Dutch communities of the Hudson Valley during Colonial times. "Rip Van Winkle" spins the yarn of a feckless villager''s encounter with some mysterious mountain men, and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" recounts the pursuit of schoolmaster Ichabod Crane by the dreaded Headless Horseman. The collection also includes "The Spectre Bridegroom" and "Mountjoy."