Washington Irving
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| Original Title: | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow |
| ISBN: | 0809594080 (ISBN13: 9780809594085) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Ichabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, Baltus Van Tassel, Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt |
| Setting: | Tarrytown, New York,1790(United States) |
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Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and excitable fellow, often so terrified by locals' stories of ghosts that he would hurry through the woods on his way home, singing to keep from hysterics. Until late one night, he finds that maybe they're not just stories. What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands? And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again?Define Epithetical Books The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
| Title | : | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow |
| Author | : | Washington Irving |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 108 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 2004 by Wildside Press (first published 1820) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Horror. Fiction. Short Stories. Fantasy. Gothic |
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Ratings: 3.73 From 46322 Users | 3018 ReviewsAppraise Epithetical Books The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
This book isn't exactly "scary", conventionally speaking, nor is it cheerful like the cartoon Disney adaptation, but it's certainly atmospheric and serves also as a pioneering urban legend. There's an ever-present dark humour which makes this book a lot of fun, and Irving's vivid depictions of scenes and characters come to life in a very timeless way. Ichabod Crane's many vices for food and for the woman he harbours a thing for are certainly much more bold here than in any of the adaptationalA reread for me, quite a humdinger of a little story with the silly, scarecrow of a school teacher and his stupendous imagination getting the best of him and leaving the girl as a prize for his clever rival.
What?! All this time I was feeling sorry for him and it turns out Ichabod Crane was a douchebag! Ok, this is my first time hearing the actual short story. So, I've been going off of movies and cartoons as my reference to what The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow was all about. And if you haven't read it, you may have some of the same preconceived notions that I did. Stop me if this doesn't sound familiar...Poor awkward Ichabod falls in love with the town beauty and she (because women are saints) likes
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the old school classic read in catching up on classics for October 2016. I read an illustrated version of the Washington Irving's tale, which I finished in under an hour, and for which I rate three stars. I was familiar with the story of the Headless Horseman, especially as it has been used in Harry Potter in the form of the ghost Nearly Headless Nick. Consequently, I was looking for an action packed story featuring the aforementioned headless horse. Even though
Fun read and a great way to kick off my month of Halloween reads. I know the story, watched countless movie versions of the story, but never actually read the book. Still didn't....I listed to this one via audio. A fun read, but I wanted more gothic, creepy-ness. I wanted more Headless Horseman. The audio narration was wonderful! The narrator's voice had an edge of spookiness to it (a very good thing). Glad I read this one but yeah, I prefer the movie version 'Sleepy Hollow', which I watch
I have to say that re-reading this as an adult is a much different and more wonderful experience than as a snot-nosed kid of 15. I was able to appreciate the nuances much more, enjoying just how established Mr. Crane could be as a realistic and sympathetic character, even if he was slightly foolish.In other words, he felt real, I felt invested, and as any lover of horror knows, we must also feel superior to our victims before their inevitable and somewhat moralistic demise by supernatural or
I really enjoyed this book. After having just watched the Johny Depp movie version, I was surprised to find the book had almost nothing in common. I read it mostly at night and I enjoyed the spooky moments (though I admit my idea of spooky is pretty low on the scale for some). Ichabod is mildly detestable as a character; he seems like he has all the foundational qualities to make a wonderful villain, were this another story. I laughed at his envisioning the Van Tassel's animals as sumptuously
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