Washington Irving (1783-1859), often regarded as one of the first American writers to acquire international acclaim, is the author of the collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent...
Published for the first time in 1819–20 in Washington Irving's The Sketch Book is his short novel The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Crane, the story's protagonist, is a Yankee teacher who makes his..