this is the most famous story of a
headless horseman and a schoolmaster
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring ten things you should know
about washington irving’s
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow number 10
about the author born in 1783 in New
York City Washington Irving made his
professional debut writing for a New
York newspaper under a pen name after
completing his first book he worked as
an editor and found worldwide success
with a collection of essays and short
stories
Irving also wrote historical pieces and
biographies he died in 1859
number nine influences and inspirations
after relocating to England to help his
family business following the war of
1812
Irving started to publish works from a
collection entitled The Sketchbook
of Geoffrey crayon gent this included
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
which is a work of speculative fiction
the short stories supernatural elements
were probably inspired by German folk
tales while its characters were based on
people he met number eight settings and
era The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is set
in New York in the tarry town settlement
in 1790 the main action takes place in
an isolated long and deep valley called
Sleepy Hollow this area also known as a
Glen gained notoriety because a ghost
called the Headless Horseman supposedly
haunts it the whole storm is a hessian
mercenary sent these shores by German
princes to keep Americans under the yoke
of England number seven
plot best-known story however concerns a
certain a tenement schoolmaster who once
frequented these parts the narrator of
herbing short story is a man named
Diedrich Knickerbocker who claims he’s
retelling the tale of a man from
Manhattan from his third-person
objective point of view we learned the
legend of Ichabod Crane
this schoolmaster wants to marry a young
woman named Katrina Van Tassel however
so does the town hero Abraham Brom bones
Van Brunt there was no doubt that
Ichabod was the man of the hour
Brom knew that he must concede his rival
still another victory following an
unsuccessful proposal attempt crane
makes his way home from the harvest
party once inside the murky Glen
Ichabod’s anxiety increased to one
hundred fold for how the forest seemed
to close in behind already anxious from
having passed several spots that are
supposedly haunted Crane meets a giant
but silent cloaked horseman
he becomes afraid when he sees what he
thinks is the Horseman’s head on his
saddle while crane tries to escape the
horseman throws the head at the
schoolmaster that night crane is never
seen or heard from again
though his clothes his horse and a
smashed pumpkin remain but there was no
trace of the schoolmaster number six
Ichabod Crane worthy pedagogue was
described as a most unusual man
Ichabod Crane is a tall skinny and
superstitious schoolmaster from
Connecticut while he’s fascinated by
scary tales his strong belief in them
actually makes him afraid of them though
he wants her to like him as well
crane wants to marry Katrina more for
her father’s money than out of actual
love for her oh good tree device right
Reza treasure that bonds a goldmine
because of his greed anger and fear
Ichabod is an unlikable character and
essentially the story’s antihero number
five Abraham Brom bones Van Brunt Brom
bones is Ichabod’s main rival for
Katrina’s affections he’s the opposite
of crane with his strong tough and manly
ways
he’s a very good horseback rider and has
many friends
he knows crane is easily rattled so he
likes to play pranks which causes
further tension while we’re never
definitively told what happens to crane
after his encounter with the Headless
Horseman the short story suggests Brom
may have been the so-called ghost
number four Katrina and Baltus Van
Tassel
the 18 year old Katrina is the only
child of Baltus Van Tassel because of
her father’s riches both Ichabod and
Brom want to marry her not much is known
about her except that she’s good-looking
knows how to dress and can use men to
get what she wants meanwhile her father
Baltus is a joyous and loving man who is
happy with the wealth his farm has
provided him a simple farmer who has
prospered the town looks to me as friend
and counsel and landlord and banker
number three values and themes
Irving’s short story explores many
different themes like the pursuit of
wealth and how greed and gluttony can
get the best of people it touches upon
the nature of truth what it’s like to be
an outsider and the relationships
between man versus nature and man versus
the supernatural number two modern
popularity along with the short story
Rip Van Winkle which was also published
in the sketchbook of Jeffrey crayon gent
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow helped bring
Irving to great popularity around the
world he became one of the first
American writers to be able to live off
his work and the short story is one of
the most studied pieces of literature
today number one adaptations while it’s
been adapted for the stage
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has also
been referenced in various media and
adapted for film and television
this includes animated versions
made-for-tv movies and the 1999 feature
film we cannot win this
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite piece of The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow trivia how often do I have to
tell you there is no holstering never
was a horseman and ever will be a
horseman with new top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I chopped up his head with
his own sword even today the Western
woods is a haunted place where brave men
will not venture
headless horseman and a schoolmaster
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring ten things you should know
about washington irving’s
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow number 10
about the author born in 1783 in New
York City Washington Irving made his
professional debut writing for a New
York newspaper under a pen name after
completing his first book he worked as
an editor and found worldwide success
with a collection of essays and short
stories
Irving also wrote historical pieces and
biographies he died in 1859
number nine influences and inspirations
after relocating to England to help his
family business following the war of
1812
Irving started to publish works from a
collection entitled The Sketchbook
of Geoffrey crayon gent this included
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
which is a work of speculative fiction
the short stories supernatural elements
were probably inspired by German folk
tales while its characters were based on
people he met number eight settings and
era The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is set
in New York in the tarry town settlement
in 1790 the main action takes place in
an isolated long and deep valley called
Sleepy Hollow this area also known as a
Glen gained notoriety because a ghost
called the Headless Horseman supposedly
haunts it the whole storm is a hessian
mercenary sent these shores by German
princes to keep Americans under the yoke
of England number seven
plot best-known story however concerns a
certain a tenement schoolmaster who once
frequented these parts the narrator of
herbing short story is a man named
Diedrich Knickerbocker who claims he’s
retelling the tale of a man from
Manhattan from his third-person
objective point of view we learned the
legend of Ichabod Crane
this schoolmaster wants to marry a young
woman named Katrina Van Tassel however
so does the town hero Abraham Brom bones
Van Brunt there was no doubt that
Ichabod was the man of the hour
Brom knew that he must concede his rival
still another victory following an
unsuccessful proposal attempt crane
makes his way home from the harvest
party once inside the murky Glen
Ichabod’s anxiety increased to one
hundred fold for how the forest seemed
to close in behind already anxious from
having passed several spots that are
supposedly haunted Crane meets a giant
but silent cloaked horseman
he becomes afraid when he sees what he
thinks is the Horseman’s head on his
saddle while crane tries to escape the
horseman throws the head at the
schoolmaster that night crane is never
seen or heard from again
though his clothes his horse and a
smashed pumpkin remain but there was no
trace of the schoolmaster number six
Ichabod Crane worthy pedagogue was
described as a most unusual man
Ichabod Crane is a tall skinny and
superstitious schoolmaster from
Connecticut while he’s fascinated by
scary tales his strong belief in them
actually makes him afraid of them though
he wants her to like him as well
crane wants to marry Katrina more for
her father’s money than out of actual
love for her oh good tree device right
Reza treasure that bonds a goldmine
because of his greed anger and fear
Ichabod is an unlikable character and
essentially the story’s antihero number
five Abraham Brom bones Van Brunt Brom
bones is Ichabod’s main rival for
Katrina’s affections he’s the opposite
of crane with his strong tough and manly
ways
he’s a very good horseback rider and has
many friends
he knows crane is easily rattled so he
likes to play pranks which causes
further tension while we’re never
definitively told what happens to crane
after his encounter with the Headless
Horseman the short story suggests Brom
may have been the so-called ghost
number four Katrina and Baltus Van
Tassel
the 18 year old Katrina is the only
child of Baltus Van Tassel because of
her father’s riches both Ichabod and
Brom want to marry her not much is known
about her except that she’s good-looking
knows how to dress and can use men to
get what she wants meanwhile her father
Baltus is a joyous and loving man who is
happy with the wealth his farm has
provided him a simple farmer who has
prospered the town looks to me as friend
and counsel and landlord and banker
number three values and themes
Irving’s short story explores many
different themes like the pursuit of
wealth and how greed and gluttony can
get the best of people it touches upon
the nature of truth what it’s like to be
an outsider and the relationships
between man versus nature and man versus
the supernatural number two modern
popularity along with the short story
Rip Van Winkle which was also published
in the sketchbook of Jeffrey crayon gent
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow helped bring
Irving to great popularity around the
world he became one of the first
American writers to be able to live off
his work and the short story is one of
the most studied pieces of literature
today number one adaptations while it’s
been adapted for the stage
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has also
been referenced in various media and
adapted for film and television
this includes animated versions
made-for-tv movies and the 1999 feature
film we cannot win this
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite piece of The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow trivia how often do I have to
tell you there is no holstering never
was a horseman and ever will be a
horseman with new top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com I chopped up his head with
his own sword even today the Western
woods is a haunted place where brave men
will not venture
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