Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two acts

Name: Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two acts
Author: E. H. (Edward H.) Rauch

by E. H. (Edward H.) Rauch, Washington Irving

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Dialogue is in Pennsylvania German dialect.

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2017-11-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Fantasy drama Pennsylvania German dialect -- Texts Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character) -- Drama

About the authors

E. H. (Edward H.) Rauch

1826–1902

A lively nineteenth-century Pennsylvania journalist and humorist, he helped bring Pennsylvania Dutch into print with wit, politics, and a strong sense of local speech. His writing preserves both the sound of the language and the world around it.

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Washington Irving

1783–1859

Best known for "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," this early American master helped turn local folklore into lasting literature. His wit, love of history, and gift for atmosphere made him one of the first U.S. writers to win a wide international readership.

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