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. Small treasures, CLASSICS FOR THE FLAME TREE COLLECTION has been selected to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning gift edition features luxurious cover finishes, ribbon markers, luxurious endpapers, and gilded edges. Accompanying the full text is a Victorian and literary terms 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 rural prankster. 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 Gourd. Ichabod Crane is never heard from again. The only traces left behind were his 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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