The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Audiobook by Washington Irving

Please visit https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1511 to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Author: Washington Irving Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 10-05-11 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Classics, American Literature Publisher's Summary: In The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. In two sketches, he experiments with tales transplanted from Europe, thereby creating the first classic American short stories: "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Editorial Reviews: Washington Irving created the quintessential dark American fable in The Headless Horseman. Irving thought deeply about history and the act of writing. He practiced writing in many styles. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon is a collection of Irvings various trial runs and musings. His career-defining works are framed here. Irvings fictions can be romantic, funny, gothic, supernatural, or satirical. For present day audiences the stories have an antique quality; they are period pieces that invite you to travel back in time. Narrator Brian Troxell does something unusual: He reads Irvings writing in a brisk and modern tone. Troxells quick and easy delivery makes Irvings writing seem far less mannered and dated, although the fantastic and haunting images still come through without distortion.