Washington Irving Sites in New York City April 3, 2014 Happy birthday to Washington Irving, born April 3, 1783! Irving is, of course, a great literary hero of mine, not only for his classic Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but also for his imaginative (if somewhat fictive) approach to celebrating Christmas! There are two great Irving-related sites right here in New York City, where he […]
The Real Sleepy Hollow September 17, 2013 Now that the new Fox show is bringing renewed attention to Sleepy Hollow, I figure it’s time to sift through the fact and fiction of the tiny hamlet immortalized in Washington Irving’s legendary tale. I trekked up to the real Sleepy Hollow, and this is what I found.