"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving
Explanation:
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by American writer Washington Irving published in 1820.
- The action takes place around 1790 in the fictitious settlement of Sleepy Hollow north of the small town of Tarrytown, inland New York. The protagonist is Ichabod Crane, a Yankee teacher from Connecticut who comes into conflict with Dutch-born people while trying to win the hand of the richest man's daughter-unit in town, while hearing the stories of a mysterious headless rider.
- Sleepy Hollow, with Rip van Winkle, published the previous year and later included in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., Is the most popular work in Irving's oeuvre and is often cited as one of the first classics in American literature. She later became the subject of a series of film and television adaptations. In 1996, in honor of the story, residents of North Tarrytown decided to change their name to Sleepy Hollow.
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