"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Irving wrote the story w… See more

The story is set in 1790 in the countryside near the former Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen known as Sleepy Hollow. It relates the tale of Ichabod Crane, a lean, lanky, superstitious schoolmaster from Conne… See more

The story was the longest one published as part of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (commonly referred to as The Sketch Book), which Irving issued serially throughout 1819 and 1820, using the pseudony… See more

• The Headless Horseman (1922), a silent film directed by Edward Venturini and starring Will Rogers as Ichabod Crane
• The Headless Horseman (1934), an animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks. The short depicts the … See more

Sleepy Hollow, New York, as the setting for the story, contains many of the referenced locations, including ones that can still be visited today. Sleepy Hollow, Illinois; Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, California; and Sleepy Holl… See more