Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle Release date is 2021-02-26
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"Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving is a short story first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager who encounters mysterious strangers in the Catskill Mountains, drinks their liquor, and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, twenty years have passed and the world around him has transformed dramatically. He returns to find his village changed, filled with unfamiliar faces, and discovers he has slept through the American Revolution. The tale explores themes of time, change, and nostalgia in early America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Fantasy fiction New York (State) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Fiction Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Fiction