Rip Van Winkle

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Rip Van Winkle

Introduction

Washington Irving was an American author who wrote this short story 'Rip Van Winkle'. This story was written back in the 1819 and it is tilted after the main character Rip Van Winkle. This story was written when the author Irving was living in Birmingham, England. His story was published in the collection named, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon. Irving was living in Birmingham while writing this story and admits that the plot is set in New York where he had never been before. Catskill Mountains are mentioned in the plot and ...