The legend of Sleepy Hollow / Irving, Washington

This 19 minute video tells the story of a superstitious schoolmaster who has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

Includes selections from The sketch book, Tales of a traveller, A tour on the prairies, Sketches in Paris in 1825, Wolfert's roost and other papers, Knickerbocker's history of New York, book IV, and Crayon miscellany.

Ichabod Crane, schoolmaster in the Hudson Valley, rivals with Brom Bones for the hand of his sweetheart, Katrina Van Tassel, and encounters the strange ghost of the Headless Horseman.

A selection of Irving's best tales and sketches including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", Rip Van Winkle", and "The Broken Heart".