The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Name: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Author: Washington Irving

53 minAbout an hourghost storyfolkloreamericana

In a drowsy Hudson Valley glen, the lanky schoolmaster Ichabod Crane courts a farmer's daughter — and crosses paths with the Headless Horseman.

12,197 words · 3 chapters

About the author

Washington Irving — Early American essayist and storyteller.

Public-domain text from Project Gutenberg.

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