1783-1859

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.

Retells the legend of Sleepy Hollow, about the school master Ichabod Crane, who comes across the Headless Horseman, a spirit that haunts the town.

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.

Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow determined to forget Caspian, the boy, or rather ghost, she fell in love with, and she is just beginning to settle in at school and become interested in her lab partner Ben, when she learns she can never truly move on.

What if there was more to the ghostly fable than meets the eye? What if Irving's account was based on fact? In this book, you will find long-forgotten lore about the headless spirits that have plagued mankind for centuries, and perhaps even now seek ingress into our world.

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.

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.