Rip van Winkle

Rip van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving, as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. It was part of a collection of stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon.

Adaptations

The story has been adapted for other media for the last two centuries, from stage plays to cartoons to films. Actor Joseph Jefferson was most associated with the character on the 19th century stage and made a series of films starring the character starting in 1896, the earliest of which is in the US National Film Registry. Jefferson's son Thomas followed in his father's footsteps and also played the character in a number of early 20th century films.

Related Topics:
Stage play - Cartoon - Film - Joseph Jefferson - 19th century - 1896 - National Film Registry - 20th century

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The story contains a "Note 1" at the end, but this was not included in the original first edition.

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