The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Dublin Core
Title
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Subject
Fiction
Description
Originally published within a collection of other short stories and essays, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a lasting example of early popular American fiction. It follows Ichabod Crane, a school teacher, to the secluded town of Sleepy Hollow in New York. He hears tale of a local legend, the Headless Horseman, and supposedly has a run in with the figure before mysteriously disappearing.
Creator
Irving, Washington
Date
1820
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Print Book
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
ISBN 978-1-62011-670-8
Coverage
Nineteenth Century
Collection
Citation
Irving, Washington, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” The Tale of the Long 19th Century, accessed April 27, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp25sec3sec4/group5/items/show/22.