The Legend of Sleepy Hollow-Post #1

Have you started reading yet? (I know copies are shipping out from the Distractions Ink warehouse today!)  If not, fear not!  If so, here's my little ditty for today:

One of the things I LOVE about The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, is the almost melodic mood it whisks the reader away to.  If you've never read Washington Irving before, you may want to begin by reading the first paragraph twice…just to get  a feel for his style.  My very favorite excerpt from the first paragraph, is the final sentence…it reads thus:  "A small brook glided through it, with just murmur enough to lull one to repose; and the occasional whistle of a quail or tapping of a woodpecker is almost the only sound that ever breaks in upon the uniform tranquility."  LOVE it!

The second paragraph is wonderful!  This is what I'm referring to when I say the book whisks the reader away!  Furthermore, the final sentence of this paragraph totally speaks to my heart and sometimes over-tired spirit:  "If ever I should wish for a retreat whither I might steal away the remnant of a troubled life, I know of none more promising than this little valley."  Just that one sentence offers respite to my mind and soul!

I'll stop there for now.  Please do share your thoughts with me!  I love hearing them!