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The Sketch Book, going into the country

Author: Washington Irving Year: 1820 Length: 499 characters Difficulty: demanding Public domain

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THE stranger who would form a correct opinion of the English character, must not confine his observations to the metropolis. He must go forth into the country; he must sojourn in villages and hamlets; he must visit castles, villas, farm-houses, cottages; he must wander through parks and gardens; along hedges and green lanes; he must loiter about country churches; attend wakes and fairs, and other rural festivals; and cope with the people in all their conditions, and all their habits and humors.

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A close view of the wagon in the river, with the cottage on the left and elms above, The Hay-Wain (detail), John Constable, 1821.
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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon came out in parts in 1819 and 1820, while Irving was living in England. The same book holds Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It was one of the first American books to sell well on both sides of the Atlantic. Project Gutenberg carries the whole collection.

About this text

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon came out in parts in 1819 and 1820, while Irving was living in England. The same book holds Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It was one of the first American books to sell well on both sides of the Atlantic. Project Gutenberg carries the whole collection.

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A single sentence built from many semicolons, which is the best drill here for the right little finger.

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