Like so many, I've always been thrilled by this Washington Irving story. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a piece of literary history, its themes of love and hope vs. the inevitability of death are universal, and obviously it exudes that spine-tingling October atmosphere. My classmates and I at Montgomery Elementary School in Atlanta will never forget our teacher, Mrs. Robinson, reading it out loud to us during the week before Halloween, back in the 1980's. October, no doubt about it, that's my favorite month. When the year begins to ease into shadow, the dying burst of incandescent color is like a celebration of darkness itself. There's something truly invigorating about feeling a certain "Octoberish" chill.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow