Rip Van Winkle

You’ve heard the story of Rip Van Winkle, that curious fellow who, with his dog Wolf, ran away from a hard day’s work to the Catskill Mountains. He ran into a band of revelers who gave him a drink so powerful he slept for twenty years. Here is the retelling and re-creation by Will Moses, an artist of the upper Hudson River himself, who knows the lands of this river valley. He brings Washington Irving’s classic tale to life with breathtaking landscapes and his unmistakable folk style.

ISBN: 0399231528

PlainTales Comments: Washington Irving’s story is beautifully written in its original language and that’s why we recorded it in its unabridged form in the PlainTales title Rip Van Winkle + The Devil and Tom Walker. But we agree that some of the archaic language can be challenging. The unabridged version is actually more accessible as an audio recording where the unfamiliar words can be understand from their context. Will Moses’ retelling is done with obvious for the original and the illustration help bring the story to life.