Author: Carol Beach York
Publisher: Troll Communications Llc
ISBN: 9780893753153
Category : Folklore, American
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Get Book Here
Book Description
A superstitious schoolmaster, rival for the hand of a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781539541196
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Get Book Here
Book Description
From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by name of Sleepy Hollow... A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Washington Irving
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020160844
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Get Book Here
Book Description
A short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving tells the tale of Ichabod Crane and his encounter with the headless horseman.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Get Book Here
Book Description
Ichabod Crane is the teacher of the community of Tarrytown, in Sleepy Hollow (literally "Hollow of Dream"), a valley on the banks of the Hudson. His antagonist is Bran Bones, a big rude man, who is also his rival in love with Katrina Van Tassel, the only daughter of a wealthy landowner. Ichabod believes he will achieve glory the day that Van Tassel invites him to a party in his "castle" ... but what he does not know is that what awaits him there is damnation, because in the enchanted forests of the "region of the Slumber "wanders the specter of the Headless Horseman," a Hessian cavalryman beheaded by a cannonball in some nameless battle of the Revolutionary War "and Ichabold will have an encounter with him that will change his fate. The classic Arthur Rackham illustrations that accompany this edition brilliantly evoke its charm, mystery and irony and were largely the visual inspiration for Tim Burton's 1999 film adaptation.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528785908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Get Book Here
Book Description
One of America’s greatest gothic tales, this Halloween classic takes place in a small New York town on the edge of the forest where whispers of a horrifying ghost are slipping from one person to the next. Schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, is new to the small town of Sleepy Hollow. It isn’t long before he hears the terrifying rumours of a headless horseman who plagues the town at night. The ghost stories are enough to spook the teacher as he travels home alone through the forest each evening. But ghosts aren’t Crane’s only concern. The teacher has his gold-digging eyes set on the young daughter of Baltus Van Tassel, a very wealthy farmer. He isn’t alone in his quest to win Katrina Van Tassel’s heart, however, and Brom Bones Van Brunt isn’t going to back down without a fight. One autumn night, Crane is making his way home from a party at the Van Tassel’s house. He isn’t far into the forest before he realises that he has company. Could that horseman in the distance be something supernatural? And is it possible that the round object in his hands is a head? First published in 1820 in Washington Irving’s The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon collection, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is considered an American literature classic. With themes of mystery, gothic legend and the supernatural, this spooky tale is the perfect ghost story for Halloween. Read & Co. Classics proudly presents this republished edition of Washington Irving’s timeless tale. This book is the ideal gift for fans of classic ghost stories and lovers of all things spooky.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781453852378
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Get Book Here
Book Description
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", written by Washington Irving in 1820, is among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today.The story is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a sycophantic, lean, lanky, and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel. As Crane leaves a party he attended at the Van Tassel home on an autumn night, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, who is supposedly the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off by a stray cannonball during "some nameless battle" of the American Revolutionary War, and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head". Ichabod mysteriously disappears from town, but what happens to Katrina? What about Brom Bones? Does Ichabod return?
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537493701
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Get Book Here
Book Description
Your life is not complete until you've read about Ichabod Crane battling the Headless Horseman. Here is the classic story in a stand-alone easy-to-read Large Print Edition with 18 point type. Enjoy the ride!
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781541160019
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Get Book Here
Book Description
"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.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781523686551
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Get Book Here
Book Description
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Tale of Ichabod Crane By Washington Irving THE CLASSIC HORROR TALE "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 the Halloween season. In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the eastern shore of the Hudson, at that broad expansion of the river denominated by the ancient Dutch navigators the Tappan Zee, and where they always prudently shortened sail and implored the protection of St. Nicholas when they crossed, there lies a small market town or rural port, which by some is called Greensburgh, but which is more generally and properly known by the name of Tarry Town. This name was given, we are told, in former days, by the good housewives of the adjacent country, from the inveterate propensity of their husbands to linger about the village tavern on market days. Be that as it may, I do not vouch for the fact, but merely advert to it, for the sake of being precise and authentic. Not far from this village, perhaps about two miles, there is a little valley or rather lap of land among high hills, which is one of the quietest places in the whole world. A small brook glides through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose; and the occasional whistle of a quail or tapping of a woodpecker is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquillity.
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Get Book Here
Book Description
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has been a classic of American literature for nearly two centuries. This book is a delightful book about the schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and his mishaps with the town's specter, known as the Headless Horseman. Written by Washington Irving, America's first international author, and edited and formatted for your Kindle, this eBook is sure to be the perfect addition to your collection of American classics.The "Legend" relates the tale of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer, Baltus Van Tassel. Crane, a Yankee and an outsider, sees marriage to Katrina as a means of procuring Van Tassel's extravagant wealth. Bones, the local hero, vies with Ichabod for Katrina's hand, playing a series of pranks on the jittery schoolmaster - who later comes "face to face" with the town specter known as the Headless Horseman.
