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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the ori

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the ori

Irving, Washington

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ISBN10: 1089867905
ISBN13: 9781089867906
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 12 2019
Pages: 52
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

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

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