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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

By: Washington Irving
Narrated by: Tom Mison
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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.

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible Inc. Classics Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Horror Literary Fiction Magic Scary War

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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His voice made the story so engaging and as someone with a short attention span it kept me hooked!

So good!

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I’ve always enjoyed this story. Although short, it sets the scene and mood of Sleepy Hollow and its residents perfectly. To this day I’m yet to find another audiobook where the narrator is so perfectly matched to perform the story.

A match made in heaven.... or Sleepy Hollow to be more exact.

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this was a free book that audible gave to members for free for Halloween...or something like that...years ago and I have only listen to it now. what an entertaining story. I loved it. Thanks audible !

Really Enjoyed This

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I Loved it. Tom Mison has a lovely voice and should narrate more audio books.

Brilliant little story

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Irvings' tale of Sleepy Hollow was written with such poetic prowess and grandeur!

Every decisive word had such a tummbling, descriptive, rhythm throughout without a stutter. The story was so cleverly written, inventive, curious, darkly humorous with an element of surprise and of course suspense!!

I thoroughly enjoyed Tom Misons' narration. Really nice to listen to and his tone and character portrayal was spot on!
Would listen to it again! :))

Absolutely loved it!! Irving def a Master writer!

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Decently written and performed yet heavily dated. Things from this time can hold up for modern readers but this just got a unlucky.

Just a bit old

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Tom Mison is elegant and perfect as narrator of Sleepy Hollow. I listened three times over and I’ll listen to it again.

Classic thrills

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I loved listening to Tom Mison but the story was not what I expected unfortunately I won't be listening to this book again.

unexpected

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