The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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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

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.

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