The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

⏱ 8 minAmerican classic

A superstitious Yankee schoolmaster courting a rich farmer's daughter rides home one night through a haunted valley, and meets the Headless Horseman. Irving's founding American ghost story, with Rip Van Winkle close behind.

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