Classic Ghost Stories Podcast - Tony Walker | Sleepy Hollow: The Legend of the Headless Horseman (Audiobook) @ClassicGhost | Uploaded November 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is the classic Halloween story. It appears to be a ghost story, but is it?
It was published in 1819 and has some classic features of later horror stories and contemporary Gothic tropes.
In summary, a hapless, awkward, greedy, and self-opinionated schoolmaster fancies he has a chance with the coquettish 18-year-old daughter of a local landowner. He wants to marry her as much for the monetary rewards and food as for her own charms.
But this Ichabod Crane had to contend with a headless horseman in this earliest of spooky tales.
It's a book in itself, albeit a short one, and the tale is very well written by author Washington Irving, who injects wry humor and who clearly was a great observer of human character and failings.
It was made into a scary movie by Tim Burton
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving is the classic Halloween story. It appears to be a ghost story, but is it?
It was published in 1819 and has some classic features of later horror stories and contemporary Gothic tropes.
In summary, a hapless, awkward, greedy, and self-opinionated schoolmaster fancies he has a chance with the coquettish 18-year-old daughter of a local landowner. He wants to marry her as much for the monetary rewards and food as for her own charms.
But this Ichabod Crane had to contend with a headless horseman in this earliest of spooky tales.
It's a book in itself, albeit a short one, and the tale is very well written by author Washington Irving, who injects wry humor and who clearly was a great observer of human character and failings.
It was made into a scary movie by Tim Burton
Subscribe to the Channel, so you don’t miss new stories!
youtube.com/channel/UC9o9Vf0G92Pu2MCgKr73vhQ?sub_confirmation=1
Download my narrations at my Bandcamp site
theclassicghoststoriespodcast.bandcamp.com
If You Appreciate The Work I’ve Put In Here
Buy me a coffee at ko-fi.com/tonywalker,
or join as a Patron for members only stories for $5 a month:
patreon.com/barcud
Late Night Talk Radio
Listen to my other podcast! Here
link.chtbl.com/late_night
Music by The Heartwood Institute bit.ly/somecomebackw
