YOUNGER FICTION
Irving, Washington

Rip Van Winkle

(3) 1-3 Moses modernizes the language but preserves the integrity of Irving's original story. Folk-art paintings rendered in autumnal hues suit the story's Revolutionary-era setting and the pastoral vistas of the mountains and aptly convey a colorful cast of characters, from shrewish wife to good-natured layabout to mysterious band of revelers.

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