<P> `` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' is a horror story by American author Washington Irving , contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent ... Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham , England , `` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' was first published in 1820 . Along with Irving 's companion piece `` Rip Van Winkle '' , `` 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 . </P>
<P> `` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' is a horror story by American author Washington Irving , contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent ... Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham , England , `` The Legend of Sleepy Hollow '' was first published in 1820 . Along with Irving 's companion piece `` Rip Van Winkle '' , `` 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 . </P>
who is the author of the legend of sleepy hollow
who is the author of the legend of sleepy hollow
Washington Irving
Washington Irving