The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Author: Washington Irving

Narrator: Chip

Unabridged: 1 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/13/2023

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story 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.

About Washington Irving

Washington Irving (1783–1859) was an American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. He is best known for writing the stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Early on, he was a contributor to the Morning Chronicle, published Salmagundi, and served as editor of Analetic magazine in Philadelphia and New York. In 1809, he published the comical A History of New York under the name "Dietrich Knickerbocker." Eleven years later, he published a collection of stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which allowed him to become a full-time writer. Other books written by Irving are Bracebridge Hall, Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada, A Tour of the Prairies, and The Life of George Washington, a five-volume title.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on January 14, 2019

Prose writers are voluminous and unwieldy; their pages crowded with commonplaces, and their thoughts expanded into tediousness. I am a child of Sleepy Hollow, New York, and I have lived in Irving’s shadow almost as long as I can remember. Every Halloween, this town is inundated with tourists, who......more

Goodreads review by Brett on November 09, 2024

This is a collection of 34 short stories and essays. They include the famous stories 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. This collection is officially known as "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." and comes from Washington Irving's pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. The anthology star......more

Goodreads review by Francesca on December 30, 2018

Growing up in the Hudson River Valley, it was impossible for Washington Irving to not play a role in my formative years. As a kid, I went on a 3rd grade field trip to Philipsburg Manor, the alleged site of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Needless to say, Halloween was pretty fun growing up; I felt spec......more

Goodreads review by Charles Dee on January 06, 2019

To the extent that 21st century readers know Washington Irving’s Sketch Book at all, it is most likely because it included the initial publication of two American classic tales, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. And there could be a good reason that the rest of the 400 plus page tome h......more

Goodreads review by Shane on June 29, 2022

"I am always of easy faith in such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant, and costs nothing." Although the title of this volume claims "other stories" in addition to Sleepy Hollow, by my count less than half of the included 34 pieces are stories. Most of what is i......more

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