Washington Irving

In Der Stolz des Dorfes wird der Ich-Erzähler ungewollt Zeuge einer Begräbniszeremonie, bei welcher die Trauernden weiße Kleider tragen.

As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio....

Tom Mison, star of the hit Fox series Sleepy Hollow, narrates the classic Washington Irving short story....

This audiobook collection features two child-friendly short stories that introduce young listeners to the supernatural with humor, charm, and classic storytelling.

When Ichabod Crane sets his sights on the beautiful Katrina van Tassel (and her father's large estate), he's determined that nothing will stand in his way - not even brawny Brom Bones, his love rival. One thing he is NOT is brave, and there is far more to fear in Sleepy Hollow than Brom Bones.

In Stratford am Avon unternimmt Irving eine Wallfahrt zum Geburtsort Shakespeares, an welchem nebst erhaltenen Reliquien und Legenden über dessen wilde Jugendzeit eine Art konservierte Atmosphäre der Ewigkeit herrscht und diese nach wie vor Pilger aus allen Herren Ländern magisch anzieht, denn so vi

In John Bull hat sich im Laufe der Zeit ein fiktionaler Charakter entwickelt, auf den sich in England so ziemlich jeder bei allen nur denkbaren Gelegenheiten beruft, um damit für ein eigenes Fehlverhalten gleichzeitig eine Entschuldigung, Erklärung und Rechtfertigung parat zu haben.

In Der Angler begibt sich der Ich-Erzähler mit ein paar Bekannten samt modernstem Fischfang-Equipment zum Angeln, doch der Erfolg bleibt aus. Schließlich macht der verzweifelte Angel-Held die Bekanntschaft eines mehr als erfahrenen Fischjägers und weicht nicht mehr von dessen Seite.

This charming and long forgotten holiday classic was inspired, in part, by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and other celebrations of old-time Yule. Splendid suppers, rural churches, cheerful dances, and hearty spirits imbue this short novel with the magic of the season....

It’s really very simple. You will sell me your eternal soul and in return I shall make you fabulously rich, powerful, talented and famous for your entire Earthly life. Or maybe even eternity.

Here is the complete and unabridged tale of Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated visit to Sleepy Hollow....

One of the most entertaining travelogues ever written....

Of all the ghostly lore that bedevils Sleepy Hollow, none terrifies more than the galloping spectre of the Headless Horseman. Few in the haunted glen are as susceptible to the tale as the superstitious schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane....

The story pits the new schoolmaster Ichabod Crane against the local hero and bully, Brom Bones, for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel....

Rip Van Winkle lived in a quiet colonial town, and had a habit of attending to everyone else's chores. Henpecked and poor, he goes squirrel hunting in the woods one day....

In The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions....

The Ultimate Ghost Stories Collection is a fully indexed collection of classic ghost stories, read by three Audie-winning narrators. Included here are stories by Henry James, M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Edith Wharton and Washington Irving....

The rollicking tale of Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated courtship of Katrina Van Tassel has become a classic ghost story....

Included. The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe,. Alice Addertongue by Benjamin Franklin,. The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving,...

Step into the snowy lanes and firelit halls of an English country Christmas with Old Christmas: Washington Irving’s nostalgic portrait of Yuletide as it once was.