THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

Name: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Washington Irving
ISBN: 9781662263590

Author: Washington Irving

Narrator: Matthew Polly

Unabridged: 1 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Antrim Publishing

Published: 04/30/2021

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," has been making spines tingle since 1820! Washington Irving tapped into our fear: a late night journey shrouded in fog suddenly..... Our imaginations conjure every conceivable danger, but in one of history's most famous encounters, one Ichabod Crane comes—dare we say it, face to face? —with the "spectre known at all the country firesides," the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow. A classic, distinctively American tale, that evokes additional terror as Halloween comes and goes each year, this is the original, 1820 version.

About Washington Irving

Washington Irving (1783–1859) was an American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. He is best known for writing the stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Early on, he was a contributor to the Morning Chronicle, published Salmagundi, and served as editor of Analetic magazine in Philadelphia and New York. In 1809, he published the comical A History of New York under the name "Dietrich Knickerbocker." Eleven years later, he published a collection of stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which allowed him to become a full-time writer. Other books written by Irving are Bracebridge Hall, Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada, A Tour of the Prairies, and The Life of George Washington, a five-volume title.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on January 14, 2019

Prose writers are voluminous and unwieldy; their pages crowded with commonplaces, and their thoughts expanded into tediousness. I am a child of Sleepy Hollow, New York, and I have lived in Irving’s shadow almost as long as I can remember. Every Halloween, this town is inundated with tourists, who......more

Goodreads review by Brett on November 09, 2024

This is a collection of 34 short stories and essays. They include the famous stories 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. This collection is officially known as "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." and comes from Washington Irving's pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. The anthology star......more

Goodreads review by Francesca on December 30, 2018

Growing up in the Hudson River Valley, it was impossible for Washington Irving to not play a role in my formative years. As a kid, I went on a 3rd grade field trip to Philipsburg Manor, the alleged site of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Needless to say, Halloween was pretty fun growing up; I felt spec......more

Goodreads review by Charles Dee on January 06, 2019

To the extent that 21st century readers know Washington Irving’s Sketch Book at all, it is most likely because it included the initial publication of two American classic tales, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. And there could be a good reason that the rest of the 400 plus page tome h......more

Goodreads review by Shane on June 29, 2022

"I am always of easy faith in such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant, and costs nothing." Although the title of this volume claims "other stories" in addition to Sleepy Hollow, by my count less than half of the included 34 pieces are stories. Most of what is i......more