Audiobooks by Washington Irving

"In a quiet valley where time moves a little slower and shadows fall a little longer, a tale has been whispered for generations. Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow captures the strange charm of a world perched between dream and folklore—where superstition lingers, and the night rides on a restless horse. This classic story blends gentle satire, eerie beauty, and a touch of the uncanny. It doesn't just haunt—it hums like a memory just out of reach."

Washington Irving (Author), Paul Gibson (Narrator)

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Tales of the Alhambra: Selected Stories

"Wander through echoing courts and jasmine-scented halls, where the whisper of Moorish kings still lingers in the painted air. In Tales of the Alhambra, Washington Irving invites the reader not into mere history, but into a waking dream of Spain—a place where stone lions keep watery vigil and forgotten soldiers pace moonlit corridors. These stories, part legend, part keen observation, ripple with the mystery of vanished empires and the quiet wonder of a traveler who listens closely. With a touch of dry humor and a pen dipped in the warm ochres and shadowed blues of Granada, Irving captures the Alhambra not as it is, but as it nearly might be—forever shimmering between truth and tale. Contents • Preface to the Revised Edition • Palace of the Alhambra • Inhabitants of the Alhambra • Alhamar, the Founder of the Alhambra • Yusef Abul Hagig, the Finisher of the Alhambra • Public Fêtes of Granada • Local Traditions • Legend of the Arabian Astrologer • Legend of Prince Ahmed al Kamel or, The Pilgrim of Love • Legend of the Moor's Legacy • Legend of the Three Beautiful Princesses • Legend of the Rose of the Alhambra • Legend of the Two Discreet Statues • Legend of Don Munio Sancho de Hinojosa • The Legend of the Enchanted Soldier • The Author's Farewell to Granada"

Washington Irving (Author), Luana Maranz (Narrator)

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Rip Van Winkle

"What happens when a man simply steps away for a quiet walk in the mountains—only to return and find the world utterly changed? Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle is a timeless reflection on time, identity, and the curious comforts of doing nothing in particular. Set against the misty ridges of the Catskills, this gently magical tale offers more than a rustic legend—it's a sly meditation on escape, transformation, and the odd persistence of character. With prose as crisp as autumn air and wit as dry as a weathered tavern sign, Irving captures the peculiar feeling of waking from one world into another. A story for those who've ever lost track of time—and for those who've secretly wished they could."

Washington Irving (Author), Kenneth Elliot (Narrator)

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The Classic Collection of Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, The Christ

"The Classic Collection of Washington Irving gathers the most beloved and enduring works of one of America's earliest and most influential storytellers. This edition includes timeless tales such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, The Christmas Stories, and many others that helped shape the landscape of American literature. Irving's stories blend gentle humor, gothic atmosphere, and vivid historical detail, drawing readers into early American life and folklore. In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, he introduces the unforgettable figure of Ichabod Crane and the spectral Headless Horseman, capturing the eerie charm of a rural New York village. Rip Van Winkle, a whimsical tale of a man who sleeps through decades of change, explores themes of time, identity, and transformation. Beyond the famous tales, Irving's Christmas stories reflect his love of tradition and nostalgia, evoking the warmth, festivities, and quiet beauty of the holiday season. His prose is elegant and accessible, making his work a pleasure to read aloud or rediscover in quiet contemplation. This collection is a perfect introduction to Irving's literary genius, offering stories that continue to enchant, amuse, and resonate across generations. It is both a tribute to a foundational figure in American letters and a celebration of storytelling at its finest. Contents • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow • Rip Van Winkle • Tales of the Alhambra • Preface to the Revised Edition • Palace of the Alhambra • Inhabitants of the Alhambra • Alhamar, the Founder of the Alhambra • Yusef Abul Hagig, the Finisher of the Alhambra • Public Fêtes of Granada • Local Traditions • Legend of the Arabian Astrologer • Legend of Prince Ahmed al Kamel or, The Pilgrim of Love • Legend of the Moor's Legacy • Legend of the Three Beautiful Princesses • Legend of the Rose of the Alhambra • Legend of the Two Discreet Statues • Legend of Don Munio Sancho de Hinojosa • The Legend of the Enchanted Soldier • The Author's Farewell to Granada • The Christmas Stories • Christmas • The Stage-Coach • Christmas Eve • Christmas Day • The Christmas Dinner"

Washington Irving (Author), Kenneth Elliot, Luana Maranz, Mark Bowen, Paul Gibson (Narrator)

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[German] - Schauer, Spannung und Schwarze Romantik: 10 Novellen und Kurzgeschichten: Klassiker der W

"Schauer, Spannung und Schwarze Romantik: 10 Meisterwerke des Genres. Mit dabei: In der Gruft (H.P. Lovecraft), Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde (R.L. Stevenson), Die schwarze Spinne (J. Gotthelf), In der Tiefe des Maelstroms (E. A. Poe), Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow (W. Irving), Die Affenpfote (W. W. Jacobs), Der Vampyr (J. Polidori), Der Sandmann (E.T.A. Hoffmann), Der Garten des Bösen (N. Hawthorne)."

E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Jeremias Gotthelf, John Polidori, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Louis Stevenson, W.W. Jacobs, Washington Irving (Author), Jürgen Fritsche, Sven Görtz (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - La leyenda del astrólogo árabe

"Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Washington Irving estadounidense escritor, biógrafo, historiador y diplomático. Muy conocido principalmente por sus breves historias cargadas de elementos fantásticos y sátira burlesca. Entre sus cuentos destacan títulos como La leyenda de Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle o Cuentos de la Alhambra colección a la que pertenece “La leyenda del astrólogo árabe”. Fue diplomático en España aportando a su obra libros históricos y de viajes, sus cuentos de La Alhambra ganaron su fama y éxito en Europa. La historia se desarrolla en La Alhambra, Granada. La magia, el misterio y una poderosa rivalidad amorosa en el contexto de la España medieval bajo dominio musulmán. El rey Aben Habuz, un astrólogo y una princesa cristiana cautiva, se enfrentan en conflicto amoroso con fuerzas mágicas muy poderosas. “La Alhambra es un tesoro arquitectónico que parece haber sido creado por los mismos dioses” Washington Irving (1783-1859) ©2025/170042025 ™SelloNegro.esCultura - Voz Humana ®bseal voice No se permite ni cede el uso de la portada ni de la voz, modulación, timbre, del narrador; para ser utilizados para alimentar, entrenar, simular o acciones similares, en programas o proyectos de inteligencia artificial (IA), robótica o cualquier metodología que utilice o transforme la voz grabada originalmente por el narrador y/ o la imagen de portada."

Washington Irving (Author), ®bseal voice (Narrator)

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A Modern American English Adaptation of Washington Irving's Classic Tal

"This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow gets a fresh retelling in this modern English adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic American tale. Follow the anxious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane as he navigates the eerie village of Sleepy Hollow, a town steeped in superstition, haunted legends, and one very infamous phantom rider. This version retains the charm and essence of the original while updating the language for today’s listeners—making it easy to follow. Whether you're a new reader or revisiting a favorite, this accessible adaptation delivers a timeless story with renewed clarity. Perfect for fans of folklore, ghost stories, and American gothic fiction."

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

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World's Greatest Sci-Fi Stories

"Included The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe, Alice Addertongue by Benjamin Franklin, The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, Prosper Mérimée by Mateo Falcone, Napoleon And The Spectre by Charlotte Bronte, The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley, Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask Of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, An Honest Thief by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Frog by Edgar Allan Poe, The Knitted Collar by Mary Anne Hoare, To Be Read At Dusk. by Charles Dickens, The District Doctor by Ivan Turgenev, Nobody's Story by Charles Dickens, The Fiddler by Herman Melville, The Lightning-Rod Man by Herman Melville, Selecting The Faculty by Robert Carlton, The Cold Embrace by Mary E. Braddon, Journalism In Tennessee by Mark Twain, The Luck Of Roaring Camp by Bret Harte, A Jersey Centenarian by Bret Harte, The Notorious Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County by Mark Twain, The Peterkins Decide To Learn The Languages by Lucretia Peabody Hale, The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Parson's Horse Race by Harriet Beecher Stowe, How I killed a bear by Charles Dudley Warner, My Uncle Jules by Guy de Maupassant, The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant, A White Heron Sarah Orne Jewett, The Goophered Grapevine, The Sphinx Without A Secret by Oscar Wilde, The Invaders by Leo Tolstoy, The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde, A New England Nun by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Squire Petrick's Lady by Thomas Hardy, An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, A Ghost Story by Jerome K. Jerome, Désirée's Baby by Kate Chopin, The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, The Idiot's Journalism Scheme, Active Colorado Real Estate, The Remarkable Case Of Davidson's Eyes by H.G. Wells, The Veteran by Stepehn Crane, Rollo Learning To Read by Robert J. Burdette, A Pair Of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin, The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, The Tables Of The Law by W.B. Yeats, The Bride Comes To Yellow Sky by Stephen Crane, Gooseberries by Anton Chekhov, The Storm by Kate Chopin, The Darling by Anton Chekhov, Wee Willie Winkie by Rudyard Kipling, The White Silence by Jack London, How Old Timofei Died With A Song by Rainer Maria Rilke, The Path To The Cemetery by Thomas Mann, With Other Eyes by Luigi Pirandello, The Leopard Man's Story by Jack London, A Piece Of String by Guy de Maupassant, Home Sickness by George Moore, The Open Window by H.H. Munro (Saki), A Wagner Matinée by Willa Cather, The Set Of Poe by George Ade, The Furnished Room by O. Henry, The Gift Of The Magi by O. Henry, The Last Leaf by O. Henry, The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster, The Enchanted Bluff by Willa Cather, The Cottagette by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Germans At Meat by Katherine Mansfield, Tobermory by Saki, How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped by Katherine Mansfield, Smoke by Djuna Barnes, The Blind Man by James Stephens, If I Were A Man by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Ivy Day In The Committee Room by James Joyce, Eveline by James Joyce, The Damned by Algernon Blackwood, The Damned by Algernon Blackwood. Part 2., The Prussian Officer by D.H. Lawrence, The Signal by Vsevolod M. Garshin, The White Mother by Theodor Sologub, The Ploughing Of Leaca-Na-Naomh by Daniel Corkery, The Judgment by Franz Kafka, The Coffin-Maker by Alexander Pushkin, Mrs. Frola And Mr. Ponza, Her Son-In-Law by Luigi Pirandello, The Blind Ones by Isaak Babel, Pink Flannel by Ford Maddox Ford, A Country Doctor by Franz Kafka, The Egg by Sherwood Anderson, The Mark On The Wall by Virginia Woolf, The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield, The Leather Funnel by Arthur Conan Doyle, A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka, A Raid Night by H.M. Tomlinson, My Old Man by Ernest Hemingway, The Broken Boot by John Galsworthy, The Call Of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft."

Ambrose Bierce, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Daniel Defoe, E.M. Forster, Edgar Allan Poe, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Guy De Maupassant, H.G. Wells, Herman Melville, Jack London, Kate Chopin, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mateo Falcone, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolai Gogol, Oscar Wilde, Stephen Crane, Washington Irving (Author), Chase Cooper (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - El diablo y Tom Walker

"Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Washington Irving estadounidense, escritor, biógrafo, historiador y diplomático. Muy conocido principalmente por sus breves historias cargadas de elementos fantásticos y sátira burlesca reflejan la cultura e historia estadounidense con pinceladas de romanticismo europeo consecuencia de sus diferentes estancias en ciudades como Liverpool, Londres, París o Madrid. Fue diplomático en España aportando a su obra libros históricos y de viajes, sus cuentos de la Alhambra; ganándose fama y éxito en Europa. El diablo y Tom Walker publicado en la antología de 1824: Cuentos de un viajero (Tales of a Traveller), regresa sobre la leyenda del Fausto de Marlowe y Goethe, es decir, al hombre que vende su alma al diablo a cambio de avaricias terrenales como dinero y poder; rodeando al diabólico pacto condiciones miserables y usureras muy acorde con la personalidad de Tom Walker. En la Serie Audiolibros Relatos Cortos Menos 50’ recopilaremos algunas de las mejores breves historias de grandes autores de la literatura universal; con géneros y temáticas muy diferentes que pueden ser un buen comienzo para adentrarse en las extensas obras de sus artistas creadores. “El omnipotente dinero, ese objeto mundial de devoción.” Whashington Irving (1783-1859) ©2025/164042025 Serie Audiolibros Relatos Cortos Menos 50’ ™SelloNegro.esCultura ft. ®bseal voice No se permite ni cede el uso de la portada ni de la voz, modulación, timbre, del narrador; para ser utilizados para alimentar, entrenar, simular o acciones similares, en programas o proyectos de inteligencia artificial (IA), robótica o cualquier metodología que utilice o transforme la voz grabada originalmente por el narrador y/ o la imagen de portada."

Washington Irving (Author), ®bseal voice (Narrator)

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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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[French] - La légende de Sleepy Hollow

"Avec la collection Douceur & Crépitements, je vous propose des moments de lecture reposants et réconfortants en nous replongeant dans nos classiques préférés, dans une ambiance douce au coin du feu pour passer de bonnes nuits ! J’espère que vous êtes installés bien confortablement, peut être blotti sous votre plaid, une boisson chaude en main et prêts pour notre histoire cosy, d’horreur douce ou merveilleuse du jour ! Ce soir, je vous propose de nous plonger dans la nouvelle fantastique La légende de Sleepy Hollow de Washington Irving publiée en 1820. À Sleepy Hollow, un petit village enveloppé de brumes et de légendes, tout le monde connaît l’histoire du Cavalier sans tête, un mystérieux spectre, qui hanterait les bois à la recherche de sa tête perdue. Dans ce décor surréaliste, nous suivons Ichabod Crane, un maître d’école aussi érudit que superstitieux, venu s’installer dans la région. Très vite, il se retrouve pris dans une rivalité amoureuse et dans un monde où les ombres semblent plus vivantes qu’il n’y paraît. Ce récit, à la fois grinçant, poétique et étrange, nous enveloppe d’un charme gothique indéniable. La Légende de Sleepy Hollow est une nouvelle emblématique du folklore américain, qui mêle habilement fantastique, satire sociale et ambiance automnale. Washington Irving y dépeint avec humour et mystère la petite communauté de Sleepy Hollow, hantée par la silhouette glaçante du Cavalier sans tête. L’histoire, ancrée dans un décor rural et brumeux, oscille entre superstition et rationalité, laissant le lecteur dans une incertitude délicieuse. N’hésitez pas à prendre connaissance de l’aperçu de ce livre audio disponible gratuitement afin de vous assurer que le ton, la narration et l’ambiance sonore correspondent à vos préférences ! J’espère que ça vous plaira ! Bonne écoute et douce nuit ! Debbie S. Owens ©️2025 Douceur & Crépitements"

Douceur et Crépitements, Washington Irving (Author), Debbie S. Owens (Narrator)

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Audiobook

"In the quiet Dutch settlement of Sleepy Hollow, nestled in the Hudson Valley, schoolteacher Ichabod Crane finds himself entangled in local superstition and romantic rivalry. He competes for the affection of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, only to be confronted by the eerie legend of the Headless Horseman—a ghostly figure said to haunt the region in search of his lost head. Blending gothic horror with subtle humor and folklore, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of America's earliest and most enduring ghost stories. Irving masterfully captures the mood of early American superstition and rural life, creating a tale that is both haunting and strangely charming."

Classic Audiobooks, Washington Irving (Author), Liam Anderson (Narrator)

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