The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Simplified For Modern Readers (Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 7115)

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is Washington Irving’s famous short story of the Headless Horseman that is now part of American culture.

- Accelerated Reader AR Quiz No. 7115 BL 11.0 AR Pts: 3.0

-The language of almost two hundred years ago has been extensively modernized

-End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text

-Biographical information on Irving included

-Every effort has been made to keep the story as close to the original as possible

-Modern readers will better understand and appreciate one of the first truly American short stories.

For more short stories in easy to understand modern English search for “George Lakon” and “Simplified for Modern Readers.”