THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW by Washington Irving. Read by a Campfire

The fire is lit the night has drawn in so get your smores ready to enjoy the narration of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow beside the campfire. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon Gent.
Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham England The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was first published in 1820.
Along with Irvings companion piece Rip Van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity especially during Halloween because of a character known as the Headless Horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia.org - Attribution: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is in the Public Domain.
Source: Narrated by: Bob Neufeld - This is a LibriVox recording.
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