The Legend of Sleepy Hollow book - Flame Tree Publishing

Stunning new edition of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories, including Rip Van Winkle. Little treasures, CLASSIC FOR THE FLAME TREE COLLECTION, has been selected to create a captivating and timeless home library. Each dazzling gift edition features luxurious cover finishes, ribbon markers, lavish endpapers, and gilded edges. The full text is accompanied by a Victorian and literary terminology glossary created for the modern reader.

First published in The Sketch Book in 1819-20, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow tells the story of teacher Ichabod Crane, who lives in Sleepy Hollow, a Dutch settlement near the Hudson River. It is a place full of local superstitions, including one about the Headless Horseman. Crane's attention is drawn to Katrina van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and he begins to court her. Such behavior provokes the anger of another suitor, Brom Bones, a well-known local joker. At a party, Crane confesses his love for Katrina, who rejects him. On his way home, he encounters the “horseman,” who throws his head at the Gull. Ichabod Crane is never heard from again. The only traces left behind are the horse, saddle, hat, and a mysterious smashed pumpkin. What happened that night to Ichabod Crane, and who was the Headless Horseman?

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