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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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In the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, New York, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane arrives to educate the children of the region. This lanky schoolmaster from Connecticut fancies the idea of marrying the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, the 18-year-old daughter of a wealthy farmer, but there is a problem with his plan. Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt, the town rowdy, has already set his heart on marrying her.

This romantic rivalry climaxes one autumn night with the appearance of the legendary Headless Horseman, allegedly the ghost of a Hessian trooper who lost his head to a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. Every night he rides through the woods to the scene of the battle in search of his head.

Since this story’s first appearance in 1820, generations of readers, young and old, have thrilled to the headless horseman galloping through the haunted woods of Sleepy Hollow. The rollicking tale of Ichabod Crane and his ill-fated courtship of Katrina Van Tassel has become a classic ghost story.

Public Domain (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Fantasy Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Heartfelt Short Stories

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“[This story’s] unprecedented success allowed Irving to devote himself to a career as a professional author.” ( Encyclopedia of Literature)
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enjoyed listening to it just reminds me of the Disney short film of the legend of sleepy hollow

interesting

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a story which became very popular and iconic because of the movie, very atmospheric. worked well in the audiobook version. good performance. can recommend.

iconic story

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There are some ghost stories that leave their mark, and there are some that are best kept as stories told around the campfire. This is the latter, which is a shame as there is a good story somewhere in here.

As it is, this book is too short to ever go anywhere, uses language and ideals that are very outdated, and is not something I'll look to pick up again.

The narrator, however, did a grand job.

Not for Me.

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I guess it's because I've seen some great adaptations of this classic story, but it just wasn't gripping. There's nothing wrong with it per se, but I doubt I'll listen to it again.

It's ok. Just expected more

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Quite a boring mundane story, post British Colonies in America, beating the British.

It involves Dutch settlers, and some guy with a pumkin in the woods. Oh, the bad guy wins. 2 star at best

? Why so famous ?

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