{"product_id":"the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-9781786750983","title":"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew edition of the American Gothic classic, illustrated with 30 charcoal and ink drawings by acclaimed illustrator Christian Birmingham.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is magic and mystery surrounding the vale of Sleepy Hollow. It is home to a host of ghostly sounds and goblin spectres, none more infamous than the Headless Horseman. This figure rides out in the witching hour of night. If one is not careful, a traveller can lose everything in one evening - their wits, their heart, their head...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foolish school teacher, Ichabod Crane, is besotted with the lovely Katrina Van Tassel. Surely there can be nothing to stand in the way of his designs on her fortune. Sadly for him, imagination is a dangerous thing in Sleepy Hollow, and Katrina is in the sights of another who claims to have bettered the Horseman in a race. Which suitor will succeed and which is destined to become part of Sleepy Hollow's legend forevermore?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Irving\u003c\/b\u003e (April 3, 1783 - November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories \u003ci\u003eRip Van Winkle\u003c\/i\u003e (1819) and \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e (1820).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Birmingham\u003c\/b\u003e is a British illustrator and artist who has illustrated Whitbread Children's Book of the Year \u003ci\u003eThe Wreck of the Zanzibar\u003c\/i\u003e and Smarties prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, both by Michael Morpurgo. His illustrated edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palazzo Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629333975314,"sku":"9781786750983","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74bcbba3-a263-40b0-8b21-b203efb2c354.jpg?v=1775631749","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-9781786750983","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}