In Washington Irvings The Legend of Sleepy Hollow the mood tone and attitude are very distinct throughout the story. The story opens with a note that it has been found among the possessions of the late Diedrich Knickerbocker who is the narrator of Sleepy Hollow. The True History Behind The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow The Setting of the story is greatly significant in Irvings tale with the setting playing a large role in the storys plot. . Sleepy Hollow from the story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving was set in the 1790s at a Dutch settlement named Tarry Town. The village of Sleepy Hollow itself is described as lying north of Tarrytown. Knickerbocker describes the setting the quiet bucolic Tarry Town in upstate New York that time seems to have passed by. He doesnt really have enemies he is a very helping person. 2He has a school house he is a teacher. It was a beginning. The haunting story of th...