“The Legend of Sleepy Hallow” by Washington Irving (1820)

A succulently written account of meek schoolmaster Ichabod Crane meeting with a headless horseman, Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hallow is pure legend meets horror. Something of a publishing darling in its day, the story helped mold the modern short story rubric.

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  • kjfisher

    Irving’s the man. I even braved the dreaded TIME/Techland slideshow format for this one — thanks, Allie.

    Bonus: Most of these are probably in the public domain at this point, and can be read online in their entirety.

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