Rip Van Winkle - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (Paperback)

from rlangston

Nice little story, great illustrations and a great book format with lovely thick pages, wide margins.

from bnielsen

Indeholder "Henrik V. Ringsted: Forord", "Rip van Winkle", "Sagnet om Døsedal". "Henrik V. Ringsted: Forord" handler om forfatteren og hans samtid. Og hvordan Washington Irving betragtes som den amerikanske litteraturs første rigtige forfatter. De to noveller er egentlig ikke noget særligt ud ove...

from hemlokgang

A delightful tale of magical events, with delightful characters. Didn't particularly like the negative views of wives, but enjoyed the story nonetheless. It seemed to address the sense of detachment people often feel from changes which occur in government.

from Kaethe

Last night at supper we were talking about the various kinds of fey characters of human folklore, and the Spouse said Rip had spent his twenty years (relative) among hairy gnomes. I didn't remember that at all, so it seemed I'd have to read the story again. At thirty years remove from the origina...

from Kaethe

Last night at supper we were talking about the various kinds of fey characters of human folklore, and the Spouse said Rip had spent his twenty years (relative) among hairy gnomes. I didn't remember that at all, so it seemed I'd have to read the story again. At thirty years remove from the origina...