Aderman, Ralph M., ed. Critical Essays on Washington Irving, Boston: G. K. Hall, 1990.

A survey of Irving criticism, with a selection of early nineteenth-century reviews as well as twentieth-century scholarly articles.

Bowden, Edwin T. Washington Irving: Bibliography, Boston: Twayne, 1989.

Volume 30 in The Complete Works of Washington Irving, this is the most complete and up-to-date bibliography available.

Bowden, Mary Weatherspoon. Washington Irving, Boston: Twayne, 1981.

The best introduction for the general reader, dealing chronologically with each of Irving's major works.

Hedges, William L. Washington Irving: An American Study, 1802-1832, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1965.

Insightful literary analysis of Irving's major works, which Hedges believes are those written before his return to the United States.

Tuttleton, James W., ed. Washington Irving: The Critical Reaction, New York: AMS Press, 1993.

Sixteen critical essays about Irving's work. Three of the essays treat "Sleepy Hollow" directly, and two others help establish the context for...