Overview
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. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town - historical Tarrytown, New York -, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants
- | Author: Washington Irving
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jan 07, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 32 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1542399971
- | ISBN-13: 9781542399975
