The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Author: Washington Irving

Narrator: Acelia Ace

Unabridged: 1 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/22/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Just a few miles from the market town of Tarry Town in the state of New York lies a quiet, secluded valley named Sleepy Hollow.This gothic short story tells the tale of Ichabod Crane, a young gentleman who moves to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to take up the position of local schoolmaster. Here, Crane falls in love with one of his students and tries (and fails) to win her heart. Ichabod Crane is an intelligent man, but he has an unfortunate tendency to let his imagination run away with him. His superstitions influence his decisions, and this leads him to disaster.

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 Anne on October 26, 2022

What?! All this time I was feeling sorry for him and it turns out Ichabod Crane was a douchebag! Ok, this is my first time hearing the actual short story. So, I've been going off of movies and cartoons as my reference to what The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow was all about. And if you haven't read it, you......more

Goodreads review by Hailey on October 14, 2017

Such heavy description, but still a good Halloween classic!......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on October 31, 2020

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow might be one of the most perfect spooky tales to read, listen to, or tell on a cool October night. I listened to the whole thing on one, chilly, misty, fall walk. As the leaves fell from the trees and the dew from the fog condensed on my coat, I was transported to Sleepy......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on October 30, 2019

I thought this story and I were Meant To Be. A few days before reading this, I read and reviewed Washington Irving's other famous story, Rip Van Winkle, and really enjoyed it. And then I read The Fold, which has this exchange between a high school student and his teacher in the first few pages:“Ich......more

Goodreads review by Tina on October 12, 2023

I remember the movies and I think I recall we read and analyzed this short story in school. I think it was around Halloween as a fun activity but I really could not remember the story at all. It was a favourite of my husband's but I could not find his old childhood copy anywhere around the house. Lu......more

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