"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman. The foolish school teacher, Ichabod Crane, is besotted with the lovely Katrina Van Tassel. Surely there can be nothing to stand in the way of his designs on her fortune. Sadly for him, imagination is a dangerous thing in Sleepy Hollow, and Katrina is in the sights of another who claims to have bettered...

A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

Ichabod Crane, a schoolmaster from Connecticut, moves to the town of Sleepy Hollow to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. Ichabod soon becomes familiar with local lore involving a Headless Horseman. When Ichabod attempts to win young Katrina Van Tassel's heart, he finds himself falling prey to the legendary horseman.

Includes bibliographical references. Contents: Bracebridge Hall--Tales of a traveller--The Alhambra.

A superstitious schoolmaster, rival for the hand of a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

I. Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. II. Salmagundi.III. History of New York. IV. The Sketch Book

A collection of stories by Washington Irving, including "Rip Van Winkle," "The Spectre Bridegroom," and "The Bold Dragoon."

American literary giant Washington Irving relates the true stories of Captain James Bonneville, one of the first explorers of the American West, in this gripping classic.