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  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

  • By: Washington Irving
  • Narrated by: Tom Mison
  • Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (1,130 ratings)

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving
Narrated by: Tom Mison
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Summary

Tom Mison, star of the hit Fox series Sleepy Hollow, narrates the classic Washington Irving short story.

In the secluded Dutch territory of Sleepy Hollow, nebbish schoolmaster Ichabod Crane competes with the town hero for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel, the 18-year-old daughter and sole child of a wealthy farmer. As Crane leaves a party at the Van Tassel's farm one autumn evening, he is pursued by the Headless Horseman, an apparition said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper snuffed out by a stray cannonball during the Revolutionary War.

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Editor reviews

Washington Irving’s classic short horror story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, is still as affecting and creepy as when it was first written. Ichabod Crane, a lugubrious schoolteacher, wishes to marry Katrina Van Tassel, thus securing her father’s fortune. However, it seems that the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a Hessian trooper decapitated during the Revolutionary War, has other plans for him. The story became a Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp in 1999, and is now a hit television series starring Tom Mison.

Critic reviews

"Tom Mison's voice is delicious. His precise British diction allows listeners to savor Irving's sumptuous descriptions and sly humor. There are many pleasures to be found in Mison's rendition of the brief classic story, though a few instances of Irving's casual racism grate on modern ears. Listen for yourself and discover why it has so captured our collective imagination. (Mison himself stars in Sleepy Hollow, the current TV incarnation.) Whether you're familiar with the original story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman or not, Mison's reading is a gratifying way to experience it." ( AudioFile)

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Narrator was brilliant and read very good. Drawing you into the story
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WORDS FAILED ME

I struggled a bit with the the terminology. voice was boring but was well read.

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Well read Tom

Love the tv series Tom brings this alive
and you are there right in sleepy hollow

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Story Telling at its best

Tom Mison delivers this legendary tale with eloquent humour and spellbinding suspense. Sitting by the old wood fire, listening to Tom's narration painted my imagination with all the finery and technicolour of Washington Irving's rich text. This recording was so entertaining, I played again, immediately and enjoyed it's replay with equal delight.

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Transported me years into the past

A good old-fashioned ghost story with refreshing detail. If you're looking for an easy read to send you back to a different time, this is the one.

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A good story but should have been shorter.

It's a good story with a lot of atmosphere. But it spends far too much time describing food and vegetation.

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wonderful narration

Where does Free: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It ranks very high. I've always enjoyed different versions of the story but the narration was wonderful. To hear him narrate this story was a treat.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Incobod crane. He is the main character and the story is based around him therefore not enough information regarding the other characters to say otherwise.

What does Tom Mison bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

As I said above. The narration by him is wonderful. Could listen to his voice all day long.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I find the end rather sad. You don't know the outcome of whether he lives or dies. He doesn't win his love.

Any additional comments?

I think Tom Mison should be a regular narrator of books. He has an amazing voice.

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short and interesting

an interesting look into the sorry behind the film with a suitability vague ending to keep you thinking.

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great

love sleepy hollow and Tom Mison (narrator) brilliant story look forward to hopefully reading more.

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What did you like most about Free: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

it was nothing like the film at all

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I really got the feel of what life was like in the old colonies, really lovely christmas treat

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