The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, "e;The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"e; was first published in 1820. Along with Irving's companion piece "e;Rip Van...