by Washington Irving · Nórdica Libros · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788416440368
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Published in 1819, this story by Washington Irving is considered the first short story in American literature. Set in the days leading up to the American Revolutionary War, it tells the story of a villager of Dutch descent who escapes from his wife, who constantly scolded him for going to the forest. After several adventures, he sits in the shade of a tree and falls asleep. Upon awakening, the world he knew had completely changed. This story is still very present in the culture of the United States and is still told among children, who still enjoy the legend of old Rip van Winkle.
Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.
