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Elizabeth L. Bradley

Elizabeth L. Bradley is the author of Knickerbocker: The Myth Behind New York and the editor of several of Washington Irving's works, including the new Penguin Classics edition of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Stories from this author

A yellow fever epidemic may have planted the seeds of inspiration for Washington Irving's iconic tale of the a headless horseman.

What “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Tells Us About Contagion, Fear and Epidemics

Washington Irving fled New York because of a yellow fever epidemic. Twenty-two years later, his classic story spoke to the chaos of his youth