Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Introduction
The legend of Sleepy Hollow is a fictitious short story by Washington Irving. This story tells of the disappearance of Ichabod Crane who is the main character in the story. Ichabod Crane was a Connecticut native who came to Sleepy Hollow as a teacher. It is a story about two men, Ichabod Crane and Brom Van Brunt who both desired the same woman named Katrina Van Tassel. They were both competing for Katrina’s affection and hand in marriage. Katrina was the only daughter of a substantial wealthy farmer named Baltus Van Tassel. The movie Sleepy Hollow is a Hollywood movie by Tim Burton ...