Washington Irving

Madeleine and I just recently watched the movie Sleepy Hollow.  Even though it's pretty gory, I love this movie.  I love Johnny Depp in it (Madeleine did too!), the costumes, the art, the Tim Burton-ness of the whole thing.  Of course, it doesn't quite follow the original story by Washington Irving.

I heard somewhere that Irving's stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle are the American equivalent to the old European Fairy Tales.  We have one book each of Rackham's illustrated versions.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1928

Rip Van Winkle

Washington Irving

illustrated by Arthur Rackham

And then a combined book of old pictures by Fritz Kredel.  How beautiful are these pictures?

Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

pictures colored by Fritz Kredel