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Title	:	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Author	:	Washington Irving
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 108 pages
Published	:	March 1st 2004 by Wildside Press (first published 1820)
Categories	:	Classics. Horror. Fiction. Short Stories. Fantasy. Gothic

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Paperback | Pages: 108 pages

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Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and excitable fellow, often so terrified by locals' stories of ghosts that he would hurry through the woods on his way home, singing to keep from hysterics. Until late one night, he finds that maybe they're not just stories. What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands? And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again?

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Original Title:	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
ISBN:	0809594080 (ISBN13: 9780809594085)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, Baltus Van Tassel, Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt
Setting:	Tarrytown, New York,1790(United States)

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Let's get the rotten parts out of the way first - the story has flaws. Painful to admit, but it's long-winded and rambling, too much focus and writing concentrates on irrelevant scenes and parts and character trails, drawing out the wrong things. Sometimes it's for clarity, at times for snuck-in humor, but just maybe it was either because the author was writing without pre-planning or trying to pad. Irregardless, pacing is inconsistent besides the strong beginning and unforgettable ending, so

For most classics that I read it is easy to discern how they have stood the test of time and attain their classic status. However, a few titles, like Moby-Dick; or, The Whale and Three Men in a Boat hold little or no appeal to me at all, and why would anybody want to read them is beyond me. I am consigning The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to the not for me pile (though I am careful not disrespect any classics because they are still being read more than a hundred years after first publication, just

3 STARS!I thought I would like The Legend of Sleepy Hollow more but that wasn't the case. This old tale of a headless rider was just okay in my opinion. I think my expectations were way to high!A couple of things:1. Washington Irving spent so much time describing Sleepy Hollow and the countryside that when the spook factor finally showed up in the last 1/3 of the book, it didn't really scare me.2. I wasn't creeped out or scared at anytime while reading this. I still liked the concept of the

Such heavy description, but still a good Halloween classic!

It felt nostalgic to read Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow after many, many years. It was also fun to read some of the details that I'd forgotten about in this iconic story. There is definitely more to it than Ichabod Crane meeting his fate with the Headless Horseman. It might be worth a quick read for these reasons--it was for me--however, beyond that, the story didn't really do all that much for me.

Here in Indiana (US) there is a town called Irvington that has absolutely no historic connection to Washington Irving at all but never-the-less each year produces a marvelous and quite large Halloween festival in his honor. It lasts a week and centers around the characters from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. I decided it was time re-read the story to catch up on all things forgotten. It's a simple tale really. A schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, is trying to woo a young woman from town and it angers

Fun read and a great way to kick off my month of Halloween reads. I know the story, watched countless movie versions of the story, but never actually read the book. Still didn't....I listed to this one via audio. A fun read, but I wanted more gothic, creepy-ness. I wanted more Headless Horseman. The audio narration was wonderful! The narrator's voice had an edge of spookiness to it (a very good thing). Glad I read this one but yeah, I prefer the movie version 'Sleepy Hollow', which I watch