This story opens with four lines from James Thomson's poem "The Castle of Indolence," and the protagonist recalls how Major Andre was captured as he passes Wiley Swamp on his horse Gunpowder.
This story opens with four lines from James Thomson's poem "The Castle of Indolence," and the protagonist recalls how Major Andre was captured as he passes Wiley Swamp on his horse Gunpowder. That character in this story is a teacher who tells stories as he stays with the families of his pupils. This story is set in a settlement on the Tappan Zee among Dutch settlers. The residents of this story's setting of Tarrytown fear a Hessian soldier. It climaxes after a smashed pumpkin is found at the roadside, and then Brom Bones marries Katrina Van Tassel as Ichabod Crane is never seen again. For 10 points, name this Washington Irving story that features the Headless Horseman.
This story opens with four lines from James Thomson's poem "The Castle of Indolence," and the protagonist recalls how Major Andre was captured as he passes Wiley Swamp on his horse Gunpowder.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"