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POPSThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving MORE: His haunts are not confined to the valley, but extend at times to the adjacent roads, and especially to the vicinity of a church at no great distance. Indeed, certain of the most authentic historians of those parts, who have been careful in collecting and collating the floating facts concerning this spectre, allege that the body of the trooper having been buried in the churchyard, the ghost rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head, and that the rushing speed with which he sometimes passes along the Hollow, like a midnight blast, is owing to his being belated, and in a hurry to get back to the churchyard before daybreak. SHORT STORY RESEARCH
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POPS The Spookiest Places On Earth The Tower of London attracts tourists hoping to spot the ghost of Anne Boleyn, the executed wife of King Henry VIII. It's said her spirit walks the halls cradling her decapitated head and searching for her unfaithful husband, who executed her so he could marry another woman.