The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ by American author Washington Irving, is a short story of speculative fiction. This story was first contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled ‘The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent’. ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ is among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity, especially during Halloween because of a character known as the headless horseman believed to be a Hessian soldier who lost his head to a cannonball in battle.