Audiobooks by Washington Irving

The legend of Sleepy hollow

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving blends eerie folklore, subtle satire, and early American romanticism into one of the most enduring ghost stories in Western literature. Set in a quiet, superstitious Dutch settlement along the Hudson River, the tale centers on Ichabod Crane, a lanky, bookish schoolteacher who becomes entangled in a rivalry for the affections of the wealthy Katrina Van Tassel. Ichabod is an outsider—an awkward dreamer drawn as much to Katrina’s inheritance as to her charm. His rival, Brom Bones, is a brash local hero who mocks Ichabod at every turn. As tensions escalate, the stage is set for a confrontation with the most fearsome figure in local legend: the Headless Horseman, a ghostly rider said to haunt the woods in search of his missing head. Is the terrifying midnight chase through the woods a supernatural encounter or an elaborate prank? Irving deliberately leaves the truth suspended in shadow, heightening the mystery and allowing the tale to live on in speculation and retelling. With its gothic atmosphere, richly descriptive prose, and timeless themes of vanity, fear, and illusion, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow captures the uniquely American blend of old-world superstition and new-world ambition. First published in 1820, it remains a foundational work of American fiction—equal parts ghost story, cultural snapshot, and cautionary tale."

Washington Irving (Author), Digital Voice Andrew E (Narrator)

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3 Stories About - Art

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears.01 - 3 Stories About - Art02 - Solid Objects by Virginia Woolf03 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka04 - The Art of Book-Making by Washington Irving"

Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Washington Irving (Author), Eric Meyers, Eve Karpf, Tom McLean (Narrator)

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3 Stories About - Appearance Vs Reality

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears."

Anton Chekhov, E T A Hoffman, Washington Irving (Author), Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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3 Stories - Dark Romanticism

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears."

E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving (Author), Christopher Ragland, Elliot Fitzpatrick, William Dufris (Narrator)

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3 Stories - Set in Puritan New England

"There is something about the number 3. The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two. Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says WE think 3, a hat-trick of stories, is a great number to explore themes and literary avenues that classic authors were so adept at creating.From their pens to your your ears."

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving (Author), Christopher Ragland (Narrator)

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Short Stories Set in Boston

"In the small state of Massachusetts sits its capital, Boston. Famed seat of learning, of culture, of history, and a beacon for the ages. Here, in this volume, authors of the stature of Willa Cather, Washington Irving, H P Lovecraft and more set carefully crafted characters into narratives set in this glistening city in ways that trouble, explore and bring new understanding as to why this city is such a draw for authors and their stories down the ages. 1 - Stories Set in Boston - An Introduction2 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving3 - David Swan by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - A Wagner Matinee by Willa Catha5 - Pickman's Model by H P Lovecraft6 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 1 by William Austin7 - Peter Rugg, The Missing Man - Part 2 by William Austin"

H.P. Lovecraft, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Willa Catha, William Austin (Author), Christopher Ragland, Liza Ross, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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Writers As The Protagonists – Short Stories

"The short story in Literature is a few pages of beginning, middle and end peopled by characters who quickly draw themselves into its arc from the minds of their authors. How these authors, including Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, M R James and Violet Hunt imagine their characters journeys is, of course, illuminating, thought-provoking and classic literature.1 - Stories with The Writer as Protagonist - An Introduction2 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - Cohen of Trinity by Amy Levy5 - The Art of BookMaking by Washington Irving6 - The Fiddler by Herman Melville7 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton8 - Count Magnus by M R James9 - His Wife's Deceased Sister by Frank R Stockton10 - The House of Cobwebs by George Gissing11 - Room For One by Frederick Cowles12 - Couching at the Door by D K Broster13 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet14 - Truth is Not Sober by Winifred Holtby15 - The Plutonian Fire by O Henry16 - A Sucessful Rehearsal by Anthony Hope17 - The Memoir by Violet Hunt18 - Warning Whispers by A M Burrage"

A.M. Burrage, Amy Levy, Anthony Hope, D.K. Broster, Edith Wharton, Frank R Stockton, Frederick Cowles, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, George Gissing, Herman Melville, Hume Nisbet, M.R. James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O Henry, Violet Hunt, Washington Irving, Winifred Holtby (Author), Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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Atmospheric Horror Stories

"Horror stories are designed from the onset to create a story that will suddenly go very wrong and create a sheer horror and hell not only for the characters in the story but by extension ourselves. In this carefully crafted volume, our authors use their talents to create an atmosphere that might start with tingling tension but builds and builds until we can trust nothing but the certainty of the next few words and the wrath they will bring.1 - Atmospheric Horror Stories - An Introduction2 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving3 - Oh Whistle and I'll Come to You My Lad by M R James4 - For the Blood is the Life by F Marion Crawford5 - The Spectral Hand by Jean Lorrain6 - A Diagnosis of Death by Ambrose Bierce7 - Let Loose by Mary Cholmondeley8 - The Kit Bag by Algernon Blackwood9 - The Prediction by Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey10 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman11 - Caterpillars by E F Benson12 - Smee by A M Burrage13 - Count Magnus by M R James14 - The Crimson Weaver by R Murray Gilchrist15 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman16 - The Villa Désirée by May Sinclair17 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood18 - The Open Door - Part 1 by Margaret Oliphant19 - The Open Door - Part 2 by Margaret Oliphant20 - The Ghost at the Rath by Rosa Mulholland21 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach22 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst Raupach"

A.M. Burrage, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, Jean Lorrain, M.R. James, Margaret Oliphant, Mary Cholmondeley, Mary Diana Dods writing as David Lyndsey, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, May Sinclair, R Murray Gilchrist, Rosa Mulholland, Washington Irving (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Eric Meyers, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Haunting American Gothic Stories Not by Edgar Allan Poe

"In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit. Each of their works is laden with talent, has purpose, and is rich and textured in this gloried niche of literature.1 - Haunting American Gothic Stories Not by Edgar Allan Poe - An Introduction2 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 1 by Nathaniel Hawthorne3 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 2 by Nathaniel Hawthorne4 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft5 - Herbert West - Reanimator - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft6 - The Eyes by Edith Wharton7 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving8 - The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne9 - The Yellow Sign by Robert W Chambers10 - The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman11 - The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E Wilkins Freeman12 - The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton13 - In Dark New England Days by Sarah Orne Jewett14 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving15 - The Devil In Manuscript By Nathaniel Hawthorne16 - Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne17 - The Romance of Certain Old Clothes by Henry James18 - A Diagnosis of Death by Ambrose Bierce"

Ambrose Bierce, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Edith Wharton, Gertrude Atherton, H.P. Lovecraft, Henry James, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert W Chambers, Sarah Orne Jewett, Washington Irving (Author), Laurel Lefkow, Michael Carleton, Vincent Marzello (Narrator)

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The Foundations of Fiction - Gothic Horror

"In this series we turn the pages of classic short stories to put together the literary building blocks of how a particular genre or theme began, how it built its foundations to become the well-loved and well-worn genre that it is today.Do authors have the same ideas at more or less the same time? Or can they sniff out an opportunity as to which way the tastes of an audience are moving. Success undoubtedly builds success and in literary terms we can more politely say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the surest way to reach a hungry readership is to build on the fortune and flair of your literary colleagues. The mere placing of these two words together creates a picture and a feeling that dark times are coming. Something evil, perhaps unfathomable, will be launched upon us by an author’s imagination that is sure to bring consequences that may only unsettle but equally may go much, much further than anyone, at first, imagined. 01 - Foundations of Fiction - Gothic Horror - An Introduction2 - The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe3 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens4 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving5 - Olalla by Robert Louis Stevenson6 - The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin7 - The Dream by Mary Shelley8 - Green Tea by Sheridan Le Fanu9 - The Lifted Veil by George Eliot10 - Count Magnus by M R James11 - The Sand-Man by E T A Hoffman12 - The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton13 - Thurnley Abbey by Perceval Landon14 - The Yellow Sign by Robert W Chambers15 - The Three Sisters by W W Jacobs16 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman17 - The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe18 - A Diagnosis of Death by Ambrose Bierce19 - Wake Not the Dead by Ernst Raupach"

Alexander Pushkin, Ambrose Bierce, Charles Dickens, E T A Hoffman, Edgar Allan Poe, Ernst Raupach, George Eliot, Gertrude Atherton, M.R. James, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Perceval Landon, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert W Chambers, Sheridan Le Fanu, W W Jacobs, Washington Irving (Author), Eric Meyers, Mark Rice-Oxley, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Essence of Evil – Tales of Monsters, Demons, Devils, Vampires & More

"Pure Evil is one of our greatest fears. No appeals to reason, no pleas of mercy or forgiveness will have the slightest impact on the mind of the oppressor. These Evil entities, surely we can’t name them as beings, include all sorts of monsters, demons, devils, vampires and other assorted ghouls that care little about the fate of you or I.1 - Essence of Evil - Tales of Monsters, Demons, Devils, Vampires & more2 - The Call of Cthulhu - Part 1 by H P Lovecraft3 - The Call of Cthulhu - Part 2 by H P Lovecraft4 - A Pastoral Horror by Arthur Conan Doyle5 - The Devil In Manuscript by Nathaniel Hawthorne6 - Lucifer by Anatole France7 - The Devil's Wager by William Makepeace Thackeray8 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving9 - From the Memoirs of Satan by Wilhelm Hauff10 - The Devil's Mother-in-Law by Fernan Caballeron11 - The Devils Horse by Ion Luca Caragiale12 - The Demon Pope by Richard Garnett13 - Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M R James14 - Belphagor by Niccolo Machiavelli15 - Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling16 - A Story of a Weir-Wolf by Catherine Crowe17 - The She-Wolf by Saki18 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 1 by John William Polidori19 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 2 by John William Polidori20 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman21 - Vampirismus or Aurelia by E T A Hoffman (2)21 - The Vampire by Jan Neruda22 - The Black Vampyre by Uriah Derick D'Arcy23 - The Vampire of Croglin Grange by Augustus Hare24 - Alymer Vance & The Vampire by Alice and Claude Askew25 - The Last of the Vampires by Phil Robinson26 - The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet27 - For the Blood is the Life by F Marion Crawford28 - The Sumach by Ulric Daubeny29 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien30 - The Thing in the Forest by Bernard Capes31 - The Lizard by C J Cutcliffe Hyne32 - Eyes For the Blind by Frederick Cowles33 - The Lost Reflection by E T A Hoffman34 - Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter by Sheridan Le Fanu35 - Count Magnus by M R James36 - Gabriel-Ernest by Saki37 - Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - No 1 - The Gateway of the Monster by William Hope Hodgson38 - Mrs Amworth by E F Benson39 - Olalla - Part 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson40 - Olalla - Part 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson41 - Tamar by Lady Eleanor Smith42 - The Generous Gambler by Charles Baudelaire43 - The Lame Priest by Susan Morrow writing as S Carleton44 - St Johns Eve by Nikolai Gogol45 - The Sea Raiders by H G Wells46 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy47 - The Horror of Abbot's Grange by Frederick Cowles48 - The Tale Of The Stairs by Hristo Smirenski49 - The Room in the Tower by E F Benson50 - Tarnhelm or The Death of My Uncle Robert by Hugh Walpole51 - When The World Screamed by Arthur Conan Doyle52 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 1 by Ernst Raupach53 - Wake Not the Dead - Part 2 by Ernst Raupach"

Alice and Claude Askew, Anatole France, Augustus Hare, Bernard Capes, C J Cutcliffe Hyne, Catherine Crowe, Charles Baudelaire, E F Benson, E T A Hoffman, Ernst Raupach, F Marion Crawford, Fernan Caballeron, Fitz James O'Brien, Frederick Cowles, H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, Hristo Smirenski, Hugh Walpole, Hume Nisbet, Ion Luca Caragiale, Jan Neruda, John William Polidori, Lady Eleanor Smith, Leo Tolstoy, M.R. James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Niccolo Machiavelli, Nikolai Gogol, Phil Robinson, Richard Garnett, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Saki, Sheridan Le Fanu, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Susan Morrow writing as S Carleton, Ulric Daubeny, Uriah Derick D'Arcy, Washington Irving, Wilhelm Hauff, William Hope Hodgson, William Thackeray (Author), Elliot Fitzpatrick, Garrick Hogan, Robbie McNab (Narrator)

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Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: The Headless Horseman

"Everyone knows the story of the Headless Horseman but perhaps you, like me, did not remember what a marvelous story teller Washington Irving was. He observed human nature closely and like any good humorist, lets us laugh at our own silly and superstitious sides through the joy of having strangers be the ones to display them. If you, like me, have only vague and muddy memories of this story, you owe it to yourself to listen and laugh along with the rest of the world. "

Washington Irving (Author), Philip Chenevert (Narrator)

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