Rip Van Winkle vs The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Shorthand, Texts, New york, Ghosts, Short Stories, History

Cover of Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving · 1850 ★★★★☆ 3.6 38 pages · ≈ 42 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving · 1820 ★★★★☆ 3.8 52 pages · ≈ 58 min · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.6 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.

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