![]() ![]() The chief part of the stories, however, turned upon the favorite spectre of Sleepy Hollow, the headless horseman, who had been heard several times of late, patrolling the country and, it was said, tethered his horse nightly among the graves in the churchyard. 41: Release Date: Jun 27, 2008: Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA. Some mention was made also of the woman in white, that haunted the dark glen at Raven Rock, and was often heard to shriek on winter nights before a storm, having perished there in the snow. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Credits: Updated: Language: English: LoC Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature: Subject: Ghosts - Fiction Subject: New York (State) - History - 1775-1865 - Fiction Category: Text: EBook-No. Many dismal tales were told about funeral trains, and mourning cries and wailings heard and seen about the great tree where the unfortunate Major Andre was taken, and which stood in the neighborhood. ![]() ![]() ![]() Several of the Sleepy Hollow people were present at Yan Tassel's, and, as usual, were doling out their wild and wonderful legends. There was a contagion in the very air that blew from that haunted region it breathed forth an atmosphere of dreams and fancies infecting all the land. “The immediate cause, however, of the prevalence of supernatural stories in these parts, was doubtless owing to the vicinity of Sleepy Hollow. ![]()
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