The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Version 2)
Washington Irving
Read by Bob Neufeld
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820. It was based on a German folktale set in the Dutch culture of Post-Revolutionary War in New York State. With Irving's companion piece "Rip Van Winkle", it is among the earliest examples of American fiction still read today. (Summary by Wikipedia) (1 hr 21 min)
Reviews
I loved how he described the looks of the forest during the autumn. The ending was obvious half-through the book but still I laughed and pitied Ichabod for his cowardly nature.
What an absolutely wonderful story!
jbvandyke
The story is of course absolutely wonderful. But what made it even better was the narrator. The narration really puts you into the scenes.
going with the consensus
MustardtheBear
I have to follow popular opinions this time! Bob is awesome! And of course the story is age old and timelessly classic!
Exceptional!
I loved the reader; he brought life to the words as he read. Such a lovely piece of work and read by and exceptional reader
Loved It
Donald Gilmore
I loved hearing the original story for the first time. The reader was excellent and reminded me of Patrick Stewart.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Very well read. I enjoyed listening to this book. Thank you.
Great reading!
Loved this reader! He brought the story to life.
Bob N. is by far the best to listen to.