#53 in Short stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- 40
- Pages
- about 0.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a short, atmospheric tale of village life, haunted by its Headless Horseman. Some readers find it less frightening than its reputation, since its forty pages linger on landscape and food as much as on the ghost. Opinions on the prose differ: some find it easy and pleasant, others stylish but wordy and tiring to get through. Some think it works best read aloud.
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About the book
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 while living in Birmingham, England.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.0 across 227 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Short stories average of 7.8. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 24 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 6.9 | 203 | 89% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
It has 40 pages — shorter than 92% of the ranked books in Short stories.
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