The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story of speculative fiction 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 lost his head to a cannonball in battle.

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Washington IrvingAmerican writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent" (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving>Wikipedia</a>).

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving

by Washington Irving

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story of speculative fiction 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 lost his head to a cannonball in battle.

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RELEASED2016

PUBLISHERCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

LENGTH32

LANGUAGEEN

Washington IrvingAmerican writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent" (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving>Wikipedia</a>).