The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is such an iconic piece of literature, I was really surprised to recall that I hadn't read the actual story! It's talked about so much, and everyone knows about the Headless Horseman. Since it's almost Halloween, it seemed like the perfect time to go through some classics...
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (short story) This is the short story of a man named Ichabod Crane who sojourns to Sleepy Hollow to become a school teacher to children of the vicinity, falls in lust with the daughter of a Dutch farmer, daydreams about the future of winning sweet Ka...
I never watched the Sleepy Hollow series. But this rendition of the famous story is pretty cool. What I have always loved about this story is the great use of humor. Irving you wicked man you.
Fills in Pumpkin Square A quick read that was more food porn than scary/spooky story. I really don't have much to say other than I was bored reading about Ichabod Crane, freeloader expert. Endless descriptions of NY came at the expense of a plot. Once the Headless Horseman showed, things got inter...
I listened to this last night. I've seen and heard things related to this story but I never actually read the original. This is narrated by Tom Mison, the star of the Sleepy Hollow tv show (which I love). His voice is perfect and I found myself picturing his character at times. This was a bit funn...
The Books: Vampires vs. Werewolves – Terry Pratchett: Feet of Clay (Discworld #19) Part of the Night Watch subseries and officially now one of my favorite non-Witches Pratchett novels. And I also have a new favorite non-Witches Discworld character: the Night Watch's resident female werewolf Consta...
So boring. Sooooo boring. I guess I enjoyed so much Tim Burton's deeply free-adapted film that this was truly a disappointment. Irving gets so lost into his descriptions that you end up forgetting there was a story at all, and every character is plain and so stereotypical that it made me cringe. I k...
A re-read (re-listen) for me in honour of the upcoming holiday and Halloween Book Bingo. I still think the writing is set at maximum verbosity, but since I was expecting it this time, I was able to enjoy the story a bit more and pick up on more of the wry humour. The narrator is excellent. Thi...
Extracts from Washington's book are used in the audio guide for contemporary visitors to the Alhambra and it was the emotive prose which inspired me to seek out a copy. The grandeur of the palace complex is beautifully reflected in the author's description and related legends and alludes to the almo...
First, a confession: I’m not the biggest fan of Washington Irving. I studied his work in college, and I found most of it to be pretty tedious. But, it’s my goal to read more classic horror this year. It felt wrong to ignore “the father of American literature.” The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip V...
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