Status
Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
40
Description
A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.
Description
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a gothic 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, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
40 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
0590450506 / 9780590450508
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LibraryThing member bsturdevant06
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This is an okay example of a legend. It does historical truth in the setting discription and is a fictional story teaching about the power of scary stories. It is blown out of proportion so that it fits as a legend. The setting is really well discribed. It tells you about
Media: Oil paint
This is an okay example of a legend. It does historical truth in the setting discription and is a fictional story teaching about the power of scary stories. It is blown out of proportion so that it fits as a legend. The setting is really well discribed. It tells you about
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the valley of Sleepy Hollow and all the important parts like the bridge and the creek and her house. The setting is important because it makes his fear more reasonable. Media: Oil paint
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J2N.416