The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow And Rip Van Winkle

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow' Is Set Circa 1790 In The Dutch Settlement Of Tarry Town, New York, In A Secluded Glen Called Sleepy Hollow. It Tells The Story Of Ichabod Crane, A Lean, Lanky, And Extremely Superstitious Schoolmaster From Connecticut, Who Competes With Abraham 'Brom Bones' Van Brunt, The Town Rowdy, For The Hand Of 18-Year-Old Katrina Van Tassel, The Daughter And Sole Child Of A Wealthy Farmer. As Crane Leaves A Party, He Is Pursued By The Headless Horseman, Who Is Supposedly The Ghost Of A Hessian Trooper Who Had His Head Shot Off By A Stray Cannonball During 'Some Nameless Battle' Of The American Revolutionary War, And Who 'Rides Forth To The Scene Of Battle In Nightly Quest Of His Head.'Also Includes 'Rip Van Winkle