The Humpherys Family

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Record Added: 5/23/2010
Illustrator Arthur Rackham
Series Illustrated Stories for Children
Setting United States
Topic Fairytales, Myths, Folklo
Publisher Derrydale Books
ISBN 0517203030   Year 1998
Age 9-12   Pages 112
Description Green printed dustjacket
 
This retelling of the story of Ichabod Crane's last days alive, admiring the lovely Katrina and attending, at her father's home, a party where he hears of the Headless Horseman. Like A Christmas Carol, this story has been routinely reworked in strange and terrible ways. Here the artist has provided full-color paintings that show an awkward, frightfully thin Ichabod and the sweetly petite Katrina, set in 18th century surroundings. The pursuit at the end is shown in sweeping, eerie scenes. For those who find Washington Irving's original version hard going, this one is a fine alternative, especially for reading aloud.
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