The Legend of Sleepy Hollow — Original 1820 Edition

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow — Original 1820 Edition

Washington Irving's masterpiece of American gothic fiction — the original 1820 text as it appeared in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Ichabod Crane's fateful midnight ride through fog-shrouded Sleepy Hollow remains one of literature's most perfectly constructed horror tales: atmospheric, darkly comic, and genuinely unsettling. A natural pairing for Halloween reading, literary analysis, or American literature study.

• Author: Washington Irving
• Publisher: Classic illustrated edition (original 1820 text)
• Format: Paperback
• Grade Level: Grades 9–12
• Genre: American Gothic fiction, short story
• Skills: Literary analysis, figurative language, narrative structure, American literature, close reading
• Themes: Fear, superstition, ambition, the supernatural, American folklore