The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon: Volume I

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, usually referred to as just The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by Washington Irving. The collection includes two of Irving's best-known stories, attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". It also marks Irving's first use of the pseudonym "Geoffrey Crayon", which he would continue to employ throughout his career.