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Rip Van Winkle

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Culture ShelfPublished 1819

Rip Van Winkle

by Washington Irving

Pages

373

Difficulty

Balanced

Tone

Velvet

Chapters

75

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  1. Chapter I.
  2. Chapter Iv.
  3. Chapter V.
  4. Chapter I.
  5. Chapter Ii.
  6. Chapter Iii.
  7. Chapter Iv.
  8. Chapter V.
  9. Chapter Vi.
  10. Chapter Vii.
  11. Chapter Viii.
  12. Chapter Ix.
  13. Chapter X.
  14. Chapter Xi.
  15. Chapter Xii.
  16. Chapter Xiii.
  17. Chapter Xiv.
  18. Chapter Xv.
  19. Chapter Xvi.
  20. Chapter Xvii.
  21. Chapter Xviii.
  22. Chapter Xix.
  23. Chapter Xx.
  24. Chapter Xxi.
  25. Chapter Xxii.
  26. Chapter Xxiii.
  27. Chapter Xxiv.
  28. Chapter Xxv.
  29. Chapter Xxvi.
  30. Chapter Xxvii.
  31. Chapter Xxviii.
  32. Chapter Xxix.
  33. Chapter I.
  34. Chapter Ii.
  35. Chapter Iii.
  36. Chapter Iv.
  37. Chapter V.
  38. Chapter Vi.
  39. Chapter Vii.
  40. Chapter Viii.
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