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Loved this story as a child and it was always a Halloween staple! In reading the original story, I found the archaic language choices a little slow-going, but was delighted by the humor shining through. I thought the author's gift for description was brilliant - I had every scene pictured vividly. What I find really amazing is that every year I can never quite remember what actually becomes of Ichabod Crane in the end - after reading Irving's tale again as an adult I get that his running away to
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An amusing tale. The fact that I am Dutch and going to New York shortly added to my enjoyment.
Fantastic book and sometimes scary enough you might think running away from it will be a good enough option to escape from it...
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