![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Washington Irving’s version: The story takes place in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., a place where local legend says the land is under a supernatural influence: (On the other hand, Washington Irving also wrote Rip Van Winkle, so the show gets continuity points for that.) TV version: Though there are flashbacks to the Revolutionary War, complete with George Washington cameos, the story takes place in the present day, when Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman both awake from a long slumber. Washington Irving’s version: The speaker reflects on a time about 30 years prior, so that makes it the 1790s. ( MORE: Jim Poniewozik reviews Sleepy Hollow) TIME PERIOD: Different So, for those of you who have forgotten what you read in English 101, we took the time to compare and contrast a few points. Washington Irving’s popular 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (and available in full here) is the source material, but in many ways the original tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman bears little resemblance to the backstory set forth in the Sleepy Hollow TV pilot.Īnd no, not just because the Headless Horseman on TV gets his hands on a machine gun. Follow night’s premiere of the new show Sleepy Hollow was a big success for FOX - 10.05 million people tuned in - but may have left some fans of early American literature confused. ![]()
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