Rip Van Winkle MP3 CD in DVD case
Rip Van Winkle DVD case

Rip Van Winkle

Washington Irving


Rip Van Winkle is a Dutch-American villager living in the Catskill Mountains in the era before the Revolutionary War in the story of the same name. Beloved by all, he shirks hard work, and is harangued by a nagging wife. He takes to the mountains for some peace and quiet and meets a group of silent,bearded men playing nine-pins and drinking moonshine. He joins in and falls asleep. When he awakes, everything is changed: his musket is rusty, his beard is a foot long, his dog is gone, his wife is dead, his son is grown, and America has become a country. He has been asleep for at least twenty years. The story was the first in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentleman. It was an immediate hit when first published and has remained a staple of children’s literature ever since.

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Product Details

Read by: Bob Neufeld
Length: 41 minutes
Type: Solo reading
Media: MP3 CD
Package: DVD case
Item No.: DB-6003
EAN: 0686175923933
List Price: $7.99

Credits

Production

Source: From Librivox Short Story Collection Vol. 052
Book Coordinator: Ruth Golding
Meta Coordinator: Hocuspokus
Proof Listener: D. A. Frank

Artwork
Cover: Rip Van Winkle Illustration by NC Wyeth 1921
Inset: "The Return of Rip Van Winkel", 1849, by John Quidor, National Gallery of Art
Inset: Engraving of American author Washington Irving, from The Life and Letters of Washington Irving by Pierre Munroe Irving.
Insert: The Return of Rip Van Winkel 1849 by John Quidor, National Gallery of Art

The Recordings

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The Recordings

These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. While Librivox condones the sale and distribution of these recordings, it is not associated with the management or operations of MP3 Audiobook Classics. The audio files have been lightly edited and have been engineered using professional audio tools for maximum sonic quality. We spend considerable time and effort to ensure the recordings are free of noise, equalized for maximum listener pleasure, and that tracks are leveled and normalized to provide a consistent listening experience.

The CD Jacket
These CDs are packaged in a full color cardboard sleeve with cover art on the front and title and author information on the back. The disc is placed inside the sleeve.

Table of Contents

Track Section Length
01 1 - Rip Van Winkle
 40:57

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