<P> `` Rip Van Winkle '' is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819 . Written while Irving was living in Birmingham , England , it is part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . Although the story is set in New York 's Catskill Mountains , Irving later admitted , `` When I wrote the story , I had never been on the Catskills . '' The story 's title character is a Dutch - American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War . </P>
<P> `` Rip Van Winkle '' is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819 . Written while Irving was living in Birmingham , England , it is part of a collection entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . Although the story is set in New York 's Catskill Mountains , Irving later admitted , `` When I wrote the story , I had never been on the Catskills . '' The story 's title character is a Dutch - American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War . </P>
when does the story rip van winkle take place
when does the story rip van winkle take place
around the time of the American Revolutionary War
around the time of the American Revolutionary War