The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the ... has long been known by name of Sleepy Hollow - Softcover

Irving, Washington

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1089788592 ISBN 13: 9781089788591

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.. Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was first published in 1820. Along with Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle. From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by name of Sleepy Hollow ... A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere.—Washington Irving, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1089788592
• ISBN 13: 9781089788591
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 51