# Ichabod Crane — The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. character guide

> Ichabod Crane in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. by Washington Irving.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Crane, The gallant Ichabod, poor Ichabod

**First appearance:** 0035-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow

## Who they are

A lanky, superstitious schoolmaster who peddles gossip and ghost stories through Sleepy Hollow while scheming to win the farmer's daughter and her inheritance.

## Relationships

### [Brom Bones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sketchbook_of_geoffrey_crayon_gent_se/characters/brom_bones)

_rivalry_

Brom Bones is Ichabod's boisterous rival for the affections of Katrina Van Tassel, often playing pranks on him.

### [Brom Bones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sketchbook_of_geoffrey_crayon_gent_se/characters/brom_bones)

_rivalry_

Brom Bones is Ichabod's boisterous rival for the affections of Katrina Van Tassel, often playing pranks on him.

## In the story

### [The Legend of Sleepy Hollow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sketchbook_of_geoffrey_crayon_gent_se/chapters/the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow)

The lanky, superstitious schoolmaster from Connecticut who tarries in Sleepy Hollow and vies for Katrina's hand.

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