书名：The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories fromThe Sketch Book《睡谷的传说》和《见闻札记》故事集
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数1380
作者：Washington Irving华盛顿·欧文
出版社名称：Signet Classics
出版时间：2006
语种：英文
ISBN：9780451530127
商品尺寸：10.7 x 2.4 x 17.2 cm
包装：简装
页数：386 （以实物为准）

The Sketch Book《见闻札记》是美国文学的经典作品。书中，华盛顿•欧文撷取自己17年旅欧时的种种逸事，以小说家的手法，哲学家的冷静思辨，加之文化朝圣之心绪，将其一一述来。本书在英国出版引起轰动，这使他成为第一个获得国际声誉的美国作家，因此被誉为“美国文学之父”。
这本The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories fromThe Sketch Book《<睡谷的传说>和<见闻札记>故事集》是Signet Classics推出的简装便携全英文版，收录包括《睡谷的传说》《威斯敏斯特教堂》和《瑞普·凡·温克尔》在内的三十多篇散文。此外开篇附美国文学教授Wayne Franklin作的序言，有助于对于理解作品及作者创作背景。
Sage, storyteller, and wit, Washington Irving created such staples of American fiction as the stories “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” He earned his preeminence in early American literature with the masterpieces in miniature collected here: dozens of stories, travel essays, biographical discourses, and literary musings. “His influence on American writers is unquestioned,” wrote Edgar Allan Poe, and his stories have proved as enduring as the Catskill Mountains the author immortalized.
“Exceptional talent… I am one of his most ardent admirers. I admired Mr. Irving’s work so much, in fact, that I gave it the ultimate praise; I ‘borrowed it.’”—Edgar Allan Poe
With an Introduction by Wayne Franklin

华盛顿·欧文（1783-1859）是一位享誉国际的文学家，十九世纪伟大的美国散文家。他一七八三年生于纽约，幼年时体弱多病，十六岁辍学学习法律，但他喜爱的是文学，并且读了不少文学作品。一八零四年至一八零六年间他因病赴欧洲修养，回国后取得律师资格。一八零七年，他和哥哥威廉等人共同创办一种不定期刊物《杂拌》，开始了他的文学创作活动，显露出他的幽默、风趣和含蓄的讽刺才能。他的第一部重要作品是《纽约外史》（1809）。一八一八年后他留居英国，以写作为生，陆续发表许多散文、随笔和故事，共三十二篇，于一八二零年结集为《见闻札记》出版，引起欧洲和美国文学界的重视。这部作品奠定了欧文在美国文学史上的地位，其中的散文《威斯敏斯特教堂》、短篇小说《瑞普·凡·温克尔》和《睡谷的传说》等，都是脍炙人口的佳作。继《见闻札记》后，欧文写了体裁相似的《布雷斯布里奇田庄》（1822）和故事集《旅客谈》（1824）。一八二六年，欧文在马德里任美国驻西班牙大使馆馆员。一八二八年，他发表《哥伦布的生平和航行》；一八二九年发表《攻克格拉纳达》，同年又出版游记、随笔集和故事集《阿尔罕伯拉》（1832）。他的晚年是在他曾经描写过的睡谷附近度过的，并写了三部传记:《哥尔德斯密斯传》（1840）、《穆罕默德及其继承者》（1849-1850)和五卷本《华盛顿传》（1855-1859）。欧文的文笔优雅自然，充满浪漫气息，他的散文和短篇小说具有经久不衰的风采和魅力。
Though trained for law,Washington Irving(1783–1859) turned to writing. The humorousA History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty(1809), written under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, won him wide popularity. In 1815, Irving journeyed to England to manage a branch of the family business. This venture ended in failure, and he was compelled to write to support himself. International fame came with the publication ofThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.(1819–20). In 1826, Irving went to Spain on a diplomatic assignment. His three-year stay there inspiredThe History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus(1828) andThe Alhambra(1832). In 1829, he was assigned to London as secretary of the United States legation, and after extensive traveling, he served as minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Then Irving returned to his home in Tarrytown, New York, where he worked and studied until his death.
Wayne Franklin, professor of English and director of American Studies at the University of Connecticut, is the author of several books on early American literature and culture, includingDiscoverers, Explorers, SettlersandThe New World of James Fenimore Cooper. An editor of theNorton Anthology of American Literature, he is also founding editor of the American Land and Life series, published by the University of Iowa Press.

Introduction序言
Preface to the Revised Edition修订版前言
The Author’s Account of Himself作者自述
The Voyage航程
Roscoe罗斯科
The Wife妻子
Rip Van Winkle瑞普·凡·温克尔
English Writers on America英国作家论美国
Rural Life in England英国的乡村生活
The Broken Heart破碎的心
The Art of Bookmaking撰书术
A Royal Poet一位皇家诗人
The Country Church乡村教堂
The Widow and Her Son寡妇和她的儿子
A Sunday in London伦敦的礼拜天
The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap伦敦东市场街的猪头酒店
The Mutability of Literature文学的易变性
Rural Funerals乡村葬礼
The Inn Kitchen客栈厨房
The Specter Bridegroom幽灵新郎
Westminster Abbey威斯敏斯特教堂
Christmas圣诞节
The Stagecoach公共马车
Christmas Eve平安夜
Christmas Day圣诞日
The Christmas Dinner圣诞餐
London Antiques伦敦古迹
Little Britain小不列颠
Stratford-on-Avon艾冯河畔的斯特拉特福镇
Traits of Indian Character印第安人的品性
Philip of Pokanoket波卡罗克特的菲利普
John Bull约翰·布尔
The Pride of the Village小村引以为豪的人
The Angler垂钓者
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow睡谷的传说
L’envoi后记
Appendix附录
Selected Bibliography精选参考书目
A Note on the Text文本注释