Washington Irving 
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow recounted in this fascinating tale written at the beginning of the 19th century. The Headless Horseman, said to be a decapitated Hessian soldier, was buried by the Van Tassel family in the Old Dutch Burying Ground in Sleepy Hollow. It is here that a series of supernatural events shook the peaceful lives of local people, bringing an unspeakable horror in their midst…