Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Book

This is a collection of 34 short stories and essays. They include the famous stories 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. This collection is officially known as "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." and comes from Washington Irving's pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon. The anthology starts with the author (Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. introducing himself) then proceeds to tell various stories. These works include lots of different themes ranging from historical, to social/societal, to humorous, to cultural, and the Headless Horseman.

'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is a simple and effective story. It is a tale of Ichabod Crane, the superstitious schoolmaster of the small town. The local legend of the Headless Horseman is from a Hessian soldier who's head was taken off by a cannonball during the Revolutionary War. The story culminates and has remained an American folktale ever since. I have always enjoyed the spooky imagery found in this story.

I enjoyed the little stories and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow remains one of my top favorite stories of all time. I would recommend this to anyone who has enjoyed any of Washington Irving's works and wants to read his collection. Thanks!