Über Die Quelle Von Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Über Die Quelle Von Washington Irvings Rip Van WinkleThe foregoing tale, one would suspect, had been suggested to Mr. Knickerbocker by a little German legend about the Emperor Frederick der Rothbart, and the Ky¿'hiinser mountain: the subjoined note, however, which he had appended to the tale, shows that it is an absolute fact, narrated with his usual fidelity: The story of Rip van Winkle may seem incredible to many, but nevertheless I give it myfull belief: for I know the vicinity of our old Dutch settlements to have been very subject to marvellous events and appearances. Jndced J have heard many stranger stories than this in the villages along the Hudson, all of which are too well authenticated to admit of a doubt. J have even talked with Rip Van 'vinkle myself, who, when last J saw him, was a very venerable old man, and so perfectly rational and consistent on every other point, that J think no conscientious person could refuse to take this into the bar gain, nay J have seen a certificate on the subject taken before a country justice, and signed with a cross, in the justice's own hand-writing. The story, therefore, is beyond the possibility of doubt. D. K.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.