The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Russian Edition

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Russian edition)

Sleepy Hollow is known for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow is the Headless Horseman, said to be 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. This edition features original English language text followed by Russian language edition for those learning Russian language or curious about this story in other languages.

One of the early examples of American fiction, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow continues to enthrall the readers of today. The story is set in Sleepy Hollow, an isolated and gloomy town, full of secrets and rumored to be haunted by ghosts. The “Legend” begins when the two of the Sleepy Hollow’s inhabitants- an ordinary school teacher Isabod Crane and a local hero Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt- begin competing for the heart of a beautiful eighteen year-old Katrina Van Tassel. On one night, both men meet at a party thrown by Katrina’s family, and Bones recalls his encounter with the Headless Horseman, the town’s infamous ghost. Bones’s story appears as a mere myth, until that very night, after an unsuccessful attempt to get Katrina’s hand, Crane himself meets the Headless Horseman and mysteriously disappears… One of the most engrossing stories of all time, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow now became even more entertaining in this exclusive illustrated edition.

Классическая история суеверного школьного учителя и города с привидениями, в котором он живет. Он верит рассказам о привидениях и колдовству, которые он слышал и читал. Его особенно впечатлил рассказ о призрачном всаднике без головы, который, как говорят, бродит по этой местности. Журавль тоже наемник; он ухаживает за Катриной Ван Тассель в основном потому, что она дочь богатого фермера и, как ожидается, получит большое наследство. Авраам Ван Брант - ревнивый соперник Крейна, местный фаворит и опрометчивый всадник, который часто шутит над школьным учителем. Однажды поздно вечером, когда Икабод Крейн едет домой с вечеринки в доме Катрины, его внезапно пугает призрачный всадник без головы ...

Who does not know the legend of Sleepy Hollow? When the scary fairy tale appeared, it was one of the most successful American books in Europe as part of the "Sketchbook". Even today, the locations are frequented by numerous visitors on Halloween. Numerous film adaptations also keep the legend alive. Gröls Classics - English Edition

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a gothic story by American author Washington Irving, first published in 1820. Sleepy Hollow is a strange little place, some say bewitched. Some talk of its haunted valleys and streams, the ghostly woman in white, eerie midnight shrieks and howls, but most of all they talk of the Headless Horseman. A huge, shadowy soldier who rides headless through the night, terrifying unlucky travellers.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Belarusian edition)

Класічная гісторыя пра школьны настаўнік і горад з прывідамі, у якім ён жыве.