Introduction 1 From The sketch book. Rip Van Winkle; The legend of Sleepy Hollow; The spectre bridegroom; The broken heart; The Boar's Head Tavern, Eastcheap; Roscoe; Traits of Indian character; The mutability of literature 2 From Bracebridge Hall. The stout gentleman; The haunted house; Dolph Heyliger 3 From Tales of a traveller. The bold dragoon; Literary life; A literary dinner; The Club of Queer Fellows; The poor-devil author 4 From The Alhambra. Palace of the Alhambra; Inhabitants of the Alhambra; The Hall of Ambassadors; The mysterious chambers; The Court of Lions; Local traditions; Legend of the Arabian astrologers; Legend of the Moor's legacy 5 From Wolfert's Roost & other papers. Wolfert's Roost; "A time of unexampled prosperity"; The great Mississippi bubble 6 A history of New York