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Plot. The story is set in 1790 in the countryside near the former Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen known as Sleepy Hollow. It relates the tale of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky, superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut.
May 22, 2024 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, short story by Washington Irving, first published in The Sketch Book (1819–20). ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ and Irving’s ‘Rip van Winkle,’ have been called the first American short stories.
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May 1, 2021 · ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’: plot summary. In the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town in New York State there is a secluded grove known as Sleepy Hollow. Rumours say that Sleepy Hollow is haunted.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. (Found Among the Papers of the Late Diedrich Knickerbocker.) A pleasing land of drowsy head it was, Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye; And of gay castles in the clouds that pass, Forever flushing round a summer sky. —CASTLE OF INDOLENCE.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, a 1949 animated adaptation produced by Walt Disney, and narrated by Bing Crosby. It is an animated cartoon adaptation of the story, paired with a similar treatment of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows.
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Set in the postcolonial town of Sleepy Hollow, New York, this classic comedy-horror tale is considered one of the first American short stories. The popularity of The Sketch Book garnered Irving international acclaim and cemented his status as a professional writer.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Washington Irving. 3.71. 80,907 ratings5,811 reviews. Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds.
