Washington Irving
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Halloween Classics presents five scary tales for the holiday, each with an EC-style introduction by famed horror author Mort Castle. Featured are Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Arthur Conan Doyle's mummy tale "Lot No. 249", Mark Twain's "A Curious Dream", and H.P. Lovecraft's "Cool Air". Plus, a comics adaptation of the great silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Calligari", illustrated by Matt Howarth, with a terrifying cover by Simon...
45) Rip Van Winkle
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A retelling of the tale in which a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
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When Ichabod Crane arrives in the spooky little village of Sleepy Hollow as the new schoolmaster, Katrina Van Tassel is instantly drawn to him. Through their shared love of books and music, they form a friendship that quickly develops into romance. Ichabod knows that as an itinerant schoolteacher of little social standing, he has nothing to offer the wealthy Katrina – unlike her childhood friend-turned-enemy, Brom Van Brunt, who is the suitor Katrina’s...
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Squanto & the first Thanksgiving: "True story of a Native American named Squanto, who is captured from his tribe and sold into slavery in Spain. Years later, Squanto regains his freedom and journeys back to his homeland where he teaches the Pilgrims how to survive--culminating in the first Thanksgiving celebration"--Container.
The legend of Sleepy Hollow: "New schoolmaster Ichabod Crane is at odds with local hero and bully Brom Bones for the affection...
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Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), a British expatriate who dies in the American Revolution, is revived in upstate New York during the time of the cell phone - as is the evil Headless Horseman, who plans to annihilate mankind! Teaming with a feisty police lieutenant (Nicole Beharie), Crane races to vanquish the newly unearthed dark forces - or face the impending apocalypse. Contains all episodes of season 1, including the 2-part season finale!
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A headless horseman haunts Sleepy Hollow! At least that's the legend in the tiny village of Tarrytown. But scary stories won't stop the town's new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, from crossing the hollow, especially when the beautiful Katrina lives on the other side. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction,...
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This Classic Western Stories anthology by Golden Deer Classics contains the following stories: The Last of the Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper
The Prairie - James Fenimore Cooper
Astoria - Washington Irving
Malaeska, The Indian Wife Of The White Hunter - Ann S. Stephens
The Bridge of the Gods - Frederic Homer Balch
Salomy Jane - Bret Harte
That Girl Montana - Marah Ellis Ryan
The road to Frontenac - Samuel Merwin
The Virginian, A Horseman Of The...
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The Classic American Short Story Megapack, Volume 1 assembles 34 of the greatest stories ever written by American authors—including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Sherwood Anderson, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Jack London, and Stephen Crane. Includes multiple stories per author, their most famous short works, along with biographical notes.
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