This Day in Halloween: Washington Irving's classic short story collection, "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." is published in 1819. / Illustration by Ryan Zulueta
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. is published in 1819. The collection of 34 short stories by Washington Irving includes the first publishing of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.
