'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' and 'Rip Van Winkle' for Learners of English
Here are two dark comedies with ghost/mystery themes, set around the period of the American War of Independence.The Macmillan Readers series is one of the most popular and respected series of readers for learners of English. Macmillan Readers are simplified retellings of an original work. They...
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Here are two dark comedies with ghost/mystery themes, set around the period of the American War of Independence.The Macmillan Readers series is one of the most popular and respected series of readers for learners of English. Macmillan Readers are simplified retellings of an original work. They are created by highly experienced ELT writers.
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Format: audiobook
ASIN: B0015KC9E4
Publish date: 2000-12-30
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Academic,
Literature,
Read For School,
American,
Classic Literature,
Short Stories,
Supernatural
First, a confession: I’m not the biggest fan of Washington Irving. I studied his work in college, and I found most of it to be pretty tedious. But, it’s my goal to read more classic horror this year. It felt wrong to ignore “the father of American literature.” The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip V...
*Book source ~ Local library I picked up a few copies of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the library because my daughter had to read it for her AP English class. I chose a few copies because I wasn’t sure which one she’d want to read and of the four I read the one with Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Win...
Well, not scary - mildly spooky or strange. Typically sexist. Now that I type that, I'm not sure why I'm giving it three stars.
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