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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.

You can read it in one sitting in the language you are learning.

The plot

午夜,独行在路上。一位富裕农场主家里的盛大聚会刚刚散场。宾客们在聚会上讲了许多鬼故事。

The world of the book

纽约附近的宁静山谷。故事发生在1790年前后,纽约以北的哈德孙河畔。睡谷是群山之间的一个小山谷,是世上最宁静的地方之一。

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