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'"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"' is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'', written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820. With Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest American fiction still read today.
The story is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, New York, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a priggish schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of eighteen-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, daughter of a wealthy farmer. As Crane leaves a party at the Van Tassel home on an autumn night, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, supposedly the ghost of a Hessian trooper who lost his head during "some nameless battle" of the American Revolutionary War and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head." Crane disappears from town, leaving Katrina to marry Brom Bones, who was "to look exceedingly knowing whenever the story of Ichabod was related."
The denouement of the fictional tale is set at the bridge in the real location of the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow. The characters of Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel may have been based on local residents known to the author. The character of Katrina is thought to have been based upon Eleanor Van Tassel Brush and her name comes from Eleanor's aunt Catriena Ecker Van Tessel.
Although the story was set in Tarrytown (possibly because he was writing for a New York City audience), Ichabod Crane was patterned after Jesse Merwin who taught at the local schoolhouse in Kinderhook, further north along the Hudson River, where Irving spent several months in 1809.[1]
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" follows a tradition of folk tales and poems involving a supernatural wild chase, including Robert Burns's ''Tam O' Shanter'' (1790), and Bürger's ''Der wilde Jäger'', translated as ''The Wild Huntsman'' (1796).
Notable film adaptations include:
★ ''The Headless Horseman'' (1922), a silent version directed by Edward Venturini, and starring Will Rogers as Ichabod Crane. It was filmed on location in New York's Hudson River Valley.
★ ''The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' (1949), directed by James Algar, Clyde Geronimi and Jack Kinney, produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an animated cartoon version of the story, paired with a similar treatment of Kenneth Grahame's ''The Wind in the Willows''. The climactic ride is more extended than the original story, and whether the visually impressive Horseman is an actual ghost or a human in disguise is left unclear. Later the Sleepy Hollow portion of the film was separated from the companion film, and thus screened, aired, marketed, and sold separately as Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' beginning in 1958.
★ ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (1980), directed by Henning Schellerup. A made for television movie filmed in Utah, with Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod Crane.
★ ''Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), directed by Tim Burton. A movie adaptation which takes many liberties with the plot and characters. Johnny Depp starred as Ichabod.
★ In the Nickelodeon television series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1992), the episode "The Tale of the Midnight Ride" serves as a sequel to the classic story. In this episode a boy moves to Sleepy Hollow where he develops a crush on a girl. One night after the Halloween dance, they see the ghost of Ichabod Crane and they send him over the bridge that the Headless Horseman cannot cross, prompting the Headless Horseman to then come after them.
Notable Audio adaptation include:
★ Sleepy Hollow (2007) Produced by DaveFilms.US. ISBN 978-1-4276-2425-3. First CD produced was donated to the Murfreesboro, TN public library by Dave Johnson (Producer)
1. A letter from Merwin to Irving was endorsed in Irving's handwriting: "From Jesse Merwin, the original of Ichabod Crane." ''Life and Letters of Washington Irving'', New York: G.P. Putnam and Son, 1869, vol. 3, pp. 185–186.
★ Sleepy Hollow Cemetery was founded in 1849, and is adjacent to the Old Dutch Burying Ground. They are separately owned and administered.
★ Thomas S. Wermuth (2001). ''Rip Van Winkle's Neighbors: The Transformation of Rural Society in the Hudson River Valley''. State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-5084-8.
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" from ''The Harvard Classics'' (1917), hosted online at Bartleby.com.
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" at American Literature.
★ "Sleepy Hollow", a non-fiction update on the story's locale, written by Washington Irving in 1839.
★ Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow, the churchyard where Ichabod Crane sought sanctuary.
★ Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Founded in 1849, it is adjacent to but separate from the Old Dutch Burying Ground.
★ List of locations related to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
★ .
★ (directed by Tim Burton).
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in Concert" Annual festival featuring Irving's original narrative and orchestral score by Steven Smith.]
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Brickfilm (LEGO movie).
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" DaveFilms Digital Media under 'Podcasts' Starring Alan Zain Audio book on CD ISBN 978-1-4276-2425-3.
★ Headless Horseman Historic Run Annual tour the of the Historic Hudson valley via motorcycle, retracing the historic Post road to Sleepy Hollow, led by a descendant of Washington Irving.
'"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"' is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'', written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820. With Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is among the earliest American fiction still read today.
| Contents |
| Plot summary |
| Inspiration |
| Film adaptions |
| Audio Books on CD |
| References |
| See also |
| Further reading |
| External links |
Plot summary
The story is set circa 1790 in the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, New York, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. It tells the story of Ichabod Crane, a priggish schoolmaster from Connecticut, who competes with Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt, the town rowdy, for the hand of eighteen-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, daughter of a wealthy farmer. As Crane leaves a party at the Van Tassel home on an autumn night, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, supposedly the ghost of a Hessian trooper who lost his head during "some nameless battle" of the American Revolutionary War and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head." Crane disappears from town, leaving Katrina to marry Brom Bones, who was "to look exceedingly knowing whenever the story of Ichabod was related."
Inspiration
The denouement of the fictional tale is set at the bridge in the real location of the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow. The characters of Ichabod Crane and Katrina Van Tassel may have been based on local residents known to the author. The character of Katrina is thought to have been based upon Eleanor Van Tassel Brush and her name comes from Eleanor's aunt Catriena Ecker Van Tessel.
Although the story was set in Tarrytown (possibly because he was writing for a New York City audience), Ichabod Crane was patterned after Jesse Merwin who taught at the local schoolhouse in Kinderhook, further north along the Hudson River, where Irving spent several months in 1809.[1]
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" follows a tradition of folk tales and poems involving a supernatural wild chase, including Robert Burns's ''Tam O' Shanter'' (1790), and Bürger's ''Der wilde Jäger'', translated as ''The Wild Huntsman'' (1796).
Film adaptions
Notable film adaptations include:
★ ''The Headless Horseman'' (1922), a silent version directed by Edward Venturini, and starring Will Rogers as Ichabod Crane. It was filmed on location in New York's Hudson River Valley.
★ ''The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' (1949), directed by James Algar, Clyde Geronimi and Jack Kinney, produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an animated cartoon version of the story, paired with a similar treatment of Kenneth Grahame's ''The Wind in the Willows''. The climactic ride is more extended than the original story, and whether the visually impressive Horseman is an actual ghost or a human in disguise is left unclear. Later the Sleepy Hollow portion of the film was separated from the companion film, and thus screened, aired, marketed, and sold separately as Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' beginning in 1958.
★ ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (1980), directed by Henning Schellerup. A made for television movie filmed in Utah, with Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod Crane.
★ ''Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), directed by Tim Burton. A movie adaptation which takes many liberties with the plot and characters. Johnny Depp starred as Ichabod.
★ In the Nickelodeon television series ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (1992), the episode "The Tale of the Midnight Ride" serves as a sequel to the classic story. In this episode a boy moves to Sleepy Hollow where he develops a crush on a girl. One night after the Halloween dance, they see the ghost of Ichabod Crane and they send him over the bridge that the Headless Horseman cannot cross, prompting the Headless Horseman to then come after them.
Audio Books on CD
Notable Audio adaptation include:
★ Sleepy Hollow (2007) Produced by DaveFilms.US. ISBN 978-1-4276-2425-3. First CD produced was donated to the Murfreesboro, TN public library by Dave Johnson (Producer)
References
1. A letter from Merwin to Irving was endorsed in Irving's handwriting: "From Jesse Merwin, the original of Ichabod Crane." ''Life and Letters of Washington Irving'', New York: G.P. Putnam and Son, 1869, vol. 3, pp. 185–186.
See also
★ Sleepy Hollow Cemetery was founded in 1849, and is adjacent to the Old Dutch Burying Ground. They are separately owned and administered.
Further reading
★ Thomas S. Wermuth (2001). ''Rip Van Winkle's Neighbors: The Transformation of Rural Society in the Hudson River Valley''. State University of New York Press. ISBN 0-7914-5084-8.
External links
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" from ''The Harvard Classics'' (1917), hosted online at Bartleby.com.
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" at American Literature.
★ "Sleepy Hollow", a non-fiction update on the story's locale, written by Washington Irving in 1839.
★ Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow, the churchyard where Ichabod Crane sought sanctuary.
★ Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Founded in 1849, it is adjacent to but separate from the Old Dutch Burying Ground.
★ List of locations related to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
★ .
★ (directed by Tim Burton).
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in Concert" Annual festival featuring Irving's original narrative and orchestral score by Steven Smith.]
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Brickfilm (LEGO movie).
★ "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" DaveFilms Digital Media under 'Podcasts' Starring Alan Zain Audio book on CD ISBN 978-1-4276-2425-3.
★ Headless Horseman Historic Run Annual tour the of the Historic Hudson valley via motorcycle, retracing the historic Post road to Sleepy Hollow, led by a descendant of Washington Irving.
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