by Washington Irving (Author)
Along with "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle. "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" relates the tale of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky and extremely superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of 18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter and sole child of wealthy farmer Baltus Van Tassel. Ichabod Crane, a Yankee and an outsider, sees marriage to Katrina as a means of procuring Van Tassel's extravagant wealth ...
Number of Pages: 102
Dimensions: 0.24 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: January 30, 2020
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 2