This story begins with a poem by Sir Walter Scott that explains "From whence comes Wensday" and then goes on to describe the Katskills as "perfect barometers". The titular character is described as "thrice blessed" with his nagging wife. He spends most of his time with a group, led by Nicholas Vedder, of "sages, philosophers, and other idle persona
This story begins with a poem by Sir Walter Scott that explains "From whence comes Wensday" and then goes on to describe the Katskills as "perfect barometers". The titular character is described as "thrice blessed" with his nagging wife. He spends most of his time with a group, led by Nicholas Vedder, of "sages, philosophers, and other idle personages". Upon being hailed by a strange man while squirrel hunting, he meets a band of Dutch settlers playing ninepins and drinks from a flagon which induces a certain condition. For 10 points, name this "Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker" in which the titular character sleeps for twenty years, a short story by Washington Irving.
This story begins with a poem by Sir Walter Scott that explains "From whence comes Wensday" and then goes on to describe the Katskills as "perfect barometers".
"{Rip Van Winkle}"