30 October 2016

A Tale for the End of October


In honour of October's end, here are a few links to a story perfect for sharing near All Hallows' Eve:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.




Print Versions
From Project Gutenberg -
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving --
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41 
(Includes various electronic versions)

The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving --
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2048 
(Includes other stories from the original publication) 

From Ibiblio.com
http://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Irving/Sleepy/Irving_Sleepy.pdf

Audio versions
From Librivox -
https://librivox.org/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-by-washington-irving/

From Audible.com
http://www.audible.com/t2/title?asin=B00N0ETQO4&source_code=GO1GB907ESH060513&mkwid=sDWF1MZhL_dc&pcrid=152668752708&pmt=e&pkw=legend%20of%20sleepy%20hollow%20audio&cvosrc=ppc.google.legend%20of%20sleepy%20hollow%20audio&cvo_campaign=GS_CTA%7CAudio+-+Exact&cvo_crid=152668752708&Matchtype=e&cvo_placement=&gclid=CPjV8ri_g9ACFQqPfgodyjECug

From Youtube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQtoiB-Xn9I


Kids' Versions

From Youtube -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qrfTSnfGHE
(Illustrated)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h919stdxffs
(Narrated by Glenn Close)


Here also is a link that lists various versions available, including that perennial favourite,
the Walt Disney animated picture, released as part of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad --
https://archive.org/search.php?query=legend%20of%20sleepy%20hollow


Enjoy.
But still...Mind Your Heads!