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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Questions on She Was a Blooming Lass of Fresh Eighteen; Plump as a Partridge; Ripe and Melting and Rosy-cheeked as One of Her Father's Peaches, and Universally Famed, Not Merely for Her Beauty, but Her Vast Expectations

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Katrina Van Tassel is compared to a partridge and a peach. She is described as "plump as a partridge" and "ripe and melting and rosy-cheeked as one of her father's...

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Van Tassels' child-rearing philosophy in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" appears unwise, as it results in Katrina becoming an arrogant flirt. She is depicted as aware of her beauty and wealth,...

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