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Title details for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving - Available

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving
Robertson Dean
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The most beloved and oft-adapted work by Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow follows a love triangle in the New York countryside in 1790. Sleepy Hollow, a supposedly haunted glen on the outskirts of Tarry Town, is home to a particularly ghoulish fiend - the Headless Horseman - who is said to be the specter of a fallen soldier. Ichabod Crane, a schoolmaster from Connecticut, competes with local hero Abraham 'Brom Bones' Van Brunt for the affections of the young, beautiful, and wealthy Katrina Van Tassel. Crane, considered an outsider by the community, takes part in an annual harvest party in a bid to win Katrina's hand in marriage. His scheme fails, however, and Crane has a run-in with Sleepy Hollow's most infamous resident.

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  • Release date

    September 9, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666595833
      • File size: 36167 KB
      • Duration: 01:15:20

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1460
    • Text Difficulty: 12

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 1, 1987
      Mystery, suspense, legend, romance and humor can all be found in Wolkstein's fine retelling of Washington Irving's classic folktale. Through the gluttonous Ichabod Crane and the devilish prankster Bron Bones, children are transported into a foul nightmare: being chased by a headless horseman who's searching a shadowy forest for his lost head. Wolkstein weaves reality and imagination with simple, eloquent sentences. Alley's graphic watercolors skillfully portray both the humorous Icabod with his pointed nose and long feet, and the gothic underworld of the haunted forest where even the horses become demonic. Ages 6-9.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Airing on NPR, the "Tales of American Masters" series is the one-man band of producer/reader/composer Winifred Phillips. In it she reads classic short stories underscored by her own synthesized music and sound effects. Durkin Hayes is releasing individual stories from the series one at a time. Phillips's crystalline soprano trips lightly on the ear but is not particularly expressive. The artistry with which she combines her voice with background elements gives her productions distinction. In this version of Washington Irving's evergreen, all the wit and humor come from the music, which makes for an enjoyable, undemanding listen. Y.R. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      The St. Charles Players bring a classic of American horror to life in this full-cast performance. Unlike the recent film version of SLEEPY HOLLOW, the script remains true to Irving's original tale, adding dialogue and additional ghost stories to flesh out the plot. The acting throughout is uneven. But overall, this play is pleasant entertainment based faithfully on a classic story of horror. S.E.S. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      This full-cast adaptation of Irving's classic story, about a persnickety schoolteacher's encounter with a spectral headless horseman, is clearly a labor of love. The music is excellent and mostly well placed, and sound effects are effectively done. Unfortunately, the acting doesn't always measure up. Lincoln Clark is good as Icabod Crane, but most of the other players overact, those portraying Katrina and Brom all the time, the latter painfully. Even the narration is over the top, delivered in an affected, pseudo-cultured accent. Still, the program has some spooky effects and passages. It might serve best as an adjunct to the story in the classroom. W.M. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Anthony Heald transforms this classic story by Washington Irving into an enduring work of art, worth hearing many times. He deploys Irving's use of literary devices--alliteration and onomatopoeia--to skillful effect in the building of the characters and suspense. Heald employs American Theater Standard speech to render an aged patina the 1822 story deserves. As he employs the author's words to paint the images of the few dramatis personae, one can appreciate the days gone by when authors spent great energy in making their principals come into the imagination's focus. Using the familiar device of two suitors courting the same girl, Irving chooses every word to build the tension that leads to the terrifying chase by the renowned headless horseman. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      Tom Mison's voice is delicious. His precise British diction allows listeners to savor Irving's sumptuous descriptions and sly humor. There are many pleasures to be found in Mison's rendition of the brief classic story, though a few instances of Irving's casual racism grate on modern ears. Listen for yourself and discover why it has so captured our collective imagination. (Mison himself stars in "Sleepy Hollow," the current TV incarnation.) Whether you're familiar with the original story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman or not, Mison's reading is a gratifying way to experience it. J.M.D. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 2, 1996
      THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW Washington Irving, illus. by Michael Garland. Boyds Mills, $8.95 ISBN 1-56397-605-6. Full-page oil paintings illustrate this unabridged edition of the classic spine-tingler. All ages.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 16, 1999
      "Paintings by Grandma Moses's great-grandson make a striking match for the classic story," said PW. Ages 5-up.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1460
  • Text Difficulty:12

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This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.