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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Washington Irving

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Paper book: €11.99

Digital: €1.99

Original publication
1820
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
92
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Horror, Poetic
Moods
Get the chills, Have a laugh
Translated from
English

Book summary

In a small village in the Hudson Valley, people say that a headless horseman gallops along the roads at night. Ichabod Crane, a thin and very superstitious schoolmaster, courts the daughter of a rich local farmer, under the eye of a rival far brawnier than he is.

Both funny and eerie, this short tale is one of America's most famous ghost stories, perfect for an autumn evening.

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The plot

真夜中、ひとりきりの帰り道。裕福な農場主の家で、盛大な宴が終わったところ。客たちは幽霊の話を語り合っていた。

The world of the book

ニューヨーク近くの静かな谷。物語の舞台は1790年ごろ、ニューヨークの北、ハドソン川のほとり。スリーピー・ホロウは丘に囲まれた小さな谷で、世界でもっとも静かな場所のひとつ。

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