The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon" by Washington Irving is a collection of essays and short stories published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. This pioneering work helped establish American literature's international reputation, featuring 34 pieces that range from maudlin to comical. The collection includes Irving's famous tales "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," alongside vignettes of English life written during Irving's time abroad. Through his pseudonymous narrator Geoffrey Crayon, Irving crafted a personality that would define his literary career and captivate readers on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
- England
- Fantasy fiction, American
- Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)
- Americans
- Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #2048. The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon on Wikipedia.
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