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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Originally Published in 1906
Pages
92
Published
1820
Language
English

Synopsis

Ichabod Crane, a lanky and superstitious schoolmaster, arrives in the Dutch settlement of Sleepy Hollow seeking a new life and a wealthy wife. He soon finds himself vying for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel against the swaggering local favorite, Brom Bones, but his romantic aspirations are overshadowed by local legends — particularly the tale of a vengeful headless horseman. A fateful journey home one autumn night leads to a terrifying encounter that will forever haunt the quiet valley.

How it reads

Prose complexity 4/10
Readers say (1)Creepy · Atmospheric · Dark

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