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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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Summary

In the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, New York, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane arrives to educate the children of the region. This lanky schoolmaster from Connecticut fancies the idea of marrying the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, the 18-year-old daughter of a wealthy farmer, but there is a problem with his plan. Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt, the town rowdy, has already set his heart on marrying her.

This romantic rivalry climaxes one autumn night with the appearance of the legendary Headless Horseman, allegedly the ghost of a Hessian trooper who lost his head to a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. Every night he rides through the woods to the scene of the battle in search of his head.

Since this story’s first appearance in 1820, generations of readers, young and old, have thrilled to the headless horseman galloping through the haunted woods of Sleepy Hollow. The rollicking tale of Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated courtship of Katrina Van Tassel has become a classic ghost story.
Public Domain (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Classics Literary Fiction Fantasy Short Stories
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“[This story’s] unprecedented success allowed Irving to devote himself to a career as a professional author.” ( Encyclopedia of Literature)

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interesting

enjoyed listening to it just reminds me of the Disney short film of the legend of sleepy hollow

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It's ok. Just expected more

I guess it's because I've seen some great adaptations of this classic story, but it just wasn't gripping. There's nothing wrong with it per se, but I doubt I'll listen to it again.

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? Why so famous ?

Quite a boring mundane story, post British Colonies in America, beating the British.

It involves Dutch settlers, and some guy with a pumkin in the woods. Oh, the bad guy wins. 2 star at best

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