Sat, Oct 31
|Dirty Habit
October 2026 Book Club: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
Time & Location
Oct 31, 2026, 11:30 AM
Dirty Habit, 555 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
About the event
Join Alumni Philodemica's Book Club for a spooky brunch as we meet to discuss The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving. Book Club will take place at Dirty Habit, 555 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004 at 11:30am. Get your book today!
Book description: The timeless collection that introduced Rip Van Winkle, Ichabod Crane, and the Headless Horseman
Perhaps the marker of a true mythos is when the stories themselves overshadow their creator. Originally published under a pseudonym as The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories gave America its own haunted mythology. This collection of larger-than-life tales contains Washington Irving’s best-known literary inventions—Ichabod Crane, the Headless Horseman, and Rip Van Winkle—that continue to capture our imaginations today.
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