The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other short stories (Legend Classics)

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Considered to be one of Americas first ghost stories, the 1820 short story follows a schoolteacher who is competing against a farmer for a womans hand. One night, he is haunted by the ghost of a headless horseman. Inspired by folk stories hed heard when traveling abroad, Washington Irving incorporated themes of superstition and greed into the short story. The legend has been celebrated for 200 years, and every Halloween, the headless horseman can be seen in the village of Sleepy Hollow.

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Washington Irving, born in New York in 1783, became one of the most celebrated American writers of the nineteenth century. He began writing essays at the age of 19 and went on to author some of the nation's most enduring stories, including Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In addition to his fiction, he wrote an extensive biography of George Washington. Irving passed away in 1859, shortly after the publication of Life of George Washington.