The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
This famous story takes place in 1790 in a glen called Sleepy Hollow. This place is known for its haunting atmosphere and creepy legends. The most popular and famous spectre is the Headless Horseman. The legend says that he lost his head during the American Revolutionary War by a stray cannonball. He rides in Sleepy Hollow looking for his head.
Ichabod Crane is a supersticious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Brom Bones for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel, who is the only one child of a wealthy farmer, named Baltus Van Tassel. One night, he attends a harvest party at the Van Tassel's Homestead. He sees Brom Bones and Katrina flirting with each other.
He decides to ride home. He feels crestfallen and disappointed. While he is riding, he starts imagining creepy things. When suddenly appears a a rider in an intersection and he realizes that he does not have a head on his shoulders, he starts riding faster to save his life. The Headless Horseman pursues Ichabod. The Horseman hurls his severed head into Ichabod's face.
Ichabod is vanished and Katrina marries Brom. Soon after, people starts rumors about Crane's disappearance. Some inhabitants say they have seen Ichabod's spirit flying around.
Author Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783. He achieved international fame for the fictional stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," as well as for such biographical works as A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Irving also served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain in the 1840s, and pushed for stronger copyright laws before his death in 1859.
Ichabod Crane is a supersticious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Brom Bones for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel, who is the only one child of a wealthy farmer, named Baltus Van Tassel. One night, he attends a harvest party at the Van Tassel's Homestead. He sees Brom Bones and Katrina flirting with each other.
He decides to ride home. He feels crestfallen and disappointed. While he is riding, he starts imagining creepy things. When suddenly appears a a rider in an intersection and he realizes that he does not have a head on his shoulders, he starts riding faster to save his life. The Headless Horseman pursues Ichabod. The Horseman hurls his severed head into Ichabod's face.
Ichabod is vanished and Katrina marries Brom. Soon after, people starts rumors about Crane's disappearance. Some inhabitants say they have seen Ichabod's spirit flying around.
Washington Irving
Author Washington Irving was born in New York City in 1783. He achieved international fame for the fictional stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," as well as for such biographical works as A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Irving also served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain in the 1840s, and pushed for stronger copyright laws before his death in 1859.
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