The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories

This perfectly spooky volume collects some of the most well-known Washington Irving tales originally published in the early to mid-19th century for a new generation of young readers—featuring a freshly reimagined cover!

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a ghost story of enduring popularity. In it, lovelorn schoolteacher Ichabod Crane tries to woo local heiress Katrina Van Tassel, only to draw the ire of another of her suitors—Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt—who makes Ichabod the target of practical jokes. One night, at a party, Brom relays the tale of the Headless Horseman, a warrior decapitated by a cannonball who rises from his grave in their own town of Sleepy Hollow nightly to search for his missing head. When Ichabod leaves the party, he’s pursued by a cloaked rider. Could this be the Horseman…and can Ichabod escape him?

“Rip Van Winkle” tells the tale of man living in colonial America who falls asleep for twenty years, waking to find his small town in the Catskill Mountains much changed.

These and many other tales are included in this classic collection by Washington Irving.

About the author

Washington Irving (1783–1859) was an author best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" and traveled widely before settling down in the Hudson Valley in New York.

Product details

• Authors: Washington Irving
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 25.09.2025
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781665974691
• ISBN: 978-1-6659-7469-1
• Pages: 240
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 99
• Illustrations: f-c soft-touch matte lam cover w- foil stamping and emboss
• Dimensions (packing): 13 x 19.4 x 1.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 166 g
• Series: Monstrous Classics Collection
• Subjects: New York, Isolation, JUVENILE FICTION / Horror, Short Stories, Hudson Valley, Chase, Ghost, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters, prank, American Revolution, cemetery, nostalgia, sleepy hollow, superstition, Loneliness, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Religion & beliefs: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, lost time, horseback, headless horseman, rip van winkle, rivals, Colonial America, Courting, Wooing, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends, ichabod crane, cursed magical sleep, Katrina Van Tassel, Brom Bones, suitor, man out of time