Irving, Washington: 1783-1859
Rip van Winkle, 1819 - Information about the Book
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- The main character is a henpecked husband who sleeps for 20 years and awakes as an old man to find his wife dead, his daughter happily married, and America now an independent country.
- 'Rip Van Winkle' is based on the German folk tale Peter Klaus that Irving learned about through a lifetime of reading and years of travel in Europe.
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- Beginning of "Romantic Elements"
- Beginning of "Romantic Elements"