The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
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“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” represents Washington Irving’s second comic masterpiece, a ghostly tale about things that go bump in the night. The specter in question here is the mysterious Headless Horseman, said to be a Hessian trooper who lost his head in a nearby battle. Each night he roams the countryside in search of it. The unlikely hero in this tale is Ichabod Crane, an itinerant schoolmaster, whose name suits him perfectly…
Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was first published in 1819.
Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” was first published in 1819.
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Would You Rather… The Harry Potter Fan Edition
by Heidi Bee
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Challenge your friends to over 140 extreme would you rather questions! Which answers will you either agree or disagree on? Who will outsmart everyone?
Would you rather be interviewed by Rita Skeeter or have to do a book report on Gilderoy Lockhart? Would you save Lily or save Snape? Work as an Auror or as a Dragonologist? What will YOU decide!