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This was my #Bookspin pick for November. I got through it in one sitting. I was completely engaged while reading this timeless story.

I couldn't find the Will Moses edition in the database. I've never read this classic before now, but it has been in my library since it was published in 1999. The dust cover was laminated and scotch tape is barely holding the labels down. I have so much to learn from this book, but oddly I see myself in the story. Funny not funny...

One of the ways my reading has changed during the pandemic is that I'm reading more short stories. Limited attention span, I guess. I've been working my way through this list from Lit Hub. Many of these are new and very interesting to me. Plus several suggestions of what should be more iconic these days.

They also have a list of the most frequently anthologized short stories. Linked to from the article. (see comments for link ⬇ )

I dug through my book haul last night to see which one I wanted to read 1st. I chose this one because (confession) I hated reading until college. I missed out on so much, & when I was studying for the Praxis test it said Washington Irving is the father of American literature. I was like who is that?! So, Rip Van Winkle is up first!

Also, Winston jumped up seconds after this was taken and licked the whipped cream off my cocoa. 😂😬

I read this short story in one sitting. It has me thinking about a lot of themes and life lessons. I did not expect that.

Picked up a library hold today. Super fun to find this inside. #BookNerdBliss

“Rip now resumed his old walks and habits”

I thoroughly the plot of this story and the message the author leaves with the reader.

A story that is quite timeless. One of my favorite folklore stories of all time. A story about a man who falls asleep and his whole world changes around him. The author does a great job of making the reader feel like they are right there.

Imagine waking up after 20 years like Irving's Rip. This statue from Irvington, New York got me into thinking what I will be doing if I sleep now and wake up in 2039. Good Lord! The horror of it.

#RipVanWinkle #WashingtonIrving #sleep #magic #Americanliterature

Honestly, sleeping 20 years so you miss everything is #goals

#LitsyClassics #LetterI #green #quotsydec18

A little spin on one of my favorite tales involving a #deepsleep 👌 I'm mesmerized by how Irving's writing reflects the political and social changes involved in the birth of the nation that is the US. I really recommend reading the original 'Rip Van Winkle'

#SeptemberDanes @Kalalalatja @Cinfhen

#SeptemberDanes Rip Van Winkle was not only #sleepingmydayaway after drinking some liquor from strange bearded men in the mountains, in fact he slept the years away and missed the American Revolution action.

#CoolBooks #sleep 😴 @Lindsy

Rip Van Winkle must have been#tired , seeing as he slept for 20 years and missed the American Revolution.

#AdelesMayMashup @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

#GetMovin #Thunderstruck

I couldn't think of a good book for this theme but I was thinking about thunder & being scared of it as a child & being told by my dad that the loud rumbling was caused by giants bowling in the hills behind our house. That made me think of Rip Van Winkle & the strangely-dressed men playing nine-pins in the mountains... & here we are. 🤔😆BTW-is the visual of giants bowling really supposed to make kids feel better?!👹🎳👹

I re-read this on serial reader. I guess it‘s not as I remember. My goal is to read 20 classics on that format this year. This was my first. #finishingfebruary

#sleepisgood #scenesfromabook @JoeStalksBeck

In the TBR list since the Angloamerican Culture classes at uni in 2011. It's the cornerstone of the unwilling time travel genre and it is an incredibile quick and simple read. But I did not find the wonder in this short story, probably because it took me so much time to decide to pick it up.
I definitely will go and read some extra critical work about it to understand fully its meaning and give justice! #TBR #2017readingchallenge

Lazy man goes into the woods with his dog to get away from wife's bickering, gets drunk, sleeps 20 years and comes back to a free America.

American folklore gem.

Photo Credit; Iain McCaig

Couldn‘t resist...the ultimate #sleepingin . Picture of actor Joseph Jefferson portraying Rip Van Winkle in 1869, according to Wikipedia. #TuneIntoNovember

This is a good story about an encounter with the fair folk.

#litsypartyofone afternoon edition 😁

This is my second Washington Irving story and I can't say I'm a fan. The first 2/3 of this short story was slow and boring. ⭐️⭐️

#shortstories #classics

Yeah I found one! A #headlesscover ! Appearantly I have something against people on bookcovers resulting in very little #headlesscovers. Also featured in this post: my favourite fox pillow 😀