Book: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Description:
Sleepy Hollow is a strange little place...some say bewitched. Some talk of its haunted valleys and streams, the ghostly woman in white, eerie midnight shrieks and howls, but most of all they talk of the Headless Horseman. A huge, shadowy soldier who rides headless through the night, terrifying unlucky travellers.
Schoolteacher Ichabod Crane is fascinated by these stories....Until late one night, walking home through Wiley's swamp, he finds that maybe they're not just stories.
What is that dark, menacing figure riding behind him on a horse? And what does it have in its hands?
And why wasn't schoolteacher Crane ever seen in Sleepy Hollow again?
Rating: 2 stars
My Review:
I thought this short story was okay, with the best parts of the story being the last few pages near the end.
I found it hard to like the character of Ichabod Crane because he came across as a user including his romantic intention towards the young heiress. He was only thinking about what he could gain if he married her, instead of how he felt about her.
As I stated above the best part of the story was the ending, which is the well known incident of Ichabod trying to cross the bridge.
For now, when it comes to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow I think I will stick with the movie and the cartoon. They actually made the story interesting and the character of Ichabod, likable.
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