The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Irving, Washington
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The year is 1790. The Revolutionary War has settled, but the ghosts of combat remain. One particularly vengeful specter-a Hessian soldier whose head was most unfortunately removed by a cannonball-is rumored to haunt the borderland glen to Tarry Town known as Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane-a mindfully superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut-finds himself in service to this tiny Dutch settlement, as well as enticed by the prospect of marrying Katrina Van Tassel, the only daughter of the wealthy landowner, Baltus Van Tassel. But to win her hand, the gangly gent must first outwit and outmaneuver…mehr

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The year is 1790. The Revolutionary War has settled, but the ghosts of combat remain. One particularly vengeful specter-a Hessian soldier whose head was most unfortunately removed by a cannonball-is rumored to haunt the borderland glen to Tarry Town known as Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane-a mindfully superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut-finds himself in service to this tiny Dutch settlement, as well as enticed by the prospect of marrying Katrina Van Tassel, the only daughter of the wealthy landowner, Baltus Van Tassel. But to win her hand, the gangly gent must first outwit and outmaneuver his rival, Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt. Or is there another he must outpace, a cloaked and terrifying rider waiting to bring punishment at the swampy intersection near an ill-fated tulip tree? A gothic horror story first published in 1820, Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow continues to prove a long-lasting eloquence for seducing and frightening generations of readers.
Autorenporträt
Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Irving made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. After moving to England for the family business in 1815, he achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. in 1819-20.