.jpg) Depiction of Rip Van Winkle by John Quidor (1829) Image by John Quidor, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Rip Van WinkleRip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle 1819 short story by Washington Irving For other uses, see Rip Van Winkle (disambiguation). "Rip Van Winkle" ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑŋ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains. He awakes 20 years later to a very changed world, having missed the American Revolution. Quick facts Text available at Wikisource, Language ... "Rip Van Winkle" Short story by Washington Irving Depiction of Rip Van Winkle by John Quidor (1829). Housed at Art Institute of Chicago. Text available at… (Source: Wikipedia)
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