Folklore is the traditional beliefs and stories of a community throught generation by orality. The historical context is introduced by place and time. The action was in a small village named Sleepy Hollow around where a hessian soldier was decapited after the Revolutionary War. With…
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by Washington Irving
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Author
Washington Irving
Country
United States
Original language
English
Genre
Children's Book Gothic horror
Series
The Sketch Book
Publication date
1820
Major Characters
Ichabod Crane, Diedrich Knickerbocker, Brom Bones, Katrina Van Tassel, Hans Van Ripper, Headless Horseman, Storyteller