The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Title page of the first edition
AuthorWashington Irving
Original titleThe Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. No.1
IllustratorF. O. C. Darley
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Sketch Book
PublisherC. S. Van Winkle (USA)
Publication date
June 23, 1819–July 1820
Publication placeUnited States
Published in English
June 23, 1819
Media typeHardback, 2 vols. & Paperback, 7 installments
Pages392
ISBN0-940450-14-3 (reprint)
OCLC9412147
818/.209 19
LC ClassPS2052 1983
Preceded byA History of New York 
Followed byBracebridge Hall 

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., commonly referred to as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by the American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820. The collection includes two of Irving's best-known stories, attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle". It also marks Irving's first use of the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, which he would continue to employ throughout his literary career.

The Sketch Book, along with James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, was among the first widely read works of American literature in Britain and Europe. It also helped advance the reputation of American writers with an international audience.