Rip Van Winkle

By: Washington Irving

Narrated by: Curtis Sisco

A man who sleeps for 20 years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world. This is an American classic!

Public Domain (P)2012 Trout Lake Media

A Well-Crafted Tale...

...from a much-beloved writer. Well- crafted tales never go out of style & are never forgotten.

BB... Jade Dragon

A classic tale that is still worth a listen.

This is a very old and well known story that is still around in popular culture. It was nice to hear it in its original splendor and entirety. The narrator did a good job of giving life to the few characters of this story.

A HEN PECKED HUSBAND

MARRIED TO A SHREW
We all know someone like Rip. An easy going guy who gets along with everyone, but is a bit on the lazy side. Some authors take hours to build a character, Irving does it in mere minutes and tells a whole story.

Unabridged
As a elementary kid, I had heard the abridged version. It does not do justice to the unabridged version and Sisco reads it well. This was one of my favorites as a child for the whimsy of the strange men in the mountains, nine pins and a 20 year nap. As an adult I love the complexity of the story and the look at American History.

Loved it!

Nice to finally read this classic. At times, I sincerely wish I could share in some of that Hudson moonshine

Main narrator was excellent; secondary ones not so

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Any additional comments?

The vast majority of the book was by the main narrator, so the secondary voices (possibly the main narrator taking on additional voices) was at most a minor annoyance.