Washington Irving
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'' His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.Irving was born and raised in Manhattan to a merchant family. He made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the ''Morning Chronicle'', written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. He temporarily moved to England for the family business in 1815, where he achieved fame with the publication of ''The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.'' which was serialized from 1819 to 1820. He continued to publish regularly throughout his life, and he completed a five-volume biography of George Washington just eight months before his death at age 76 in Tarrytown, New York.
Irving was one of the first American writers to earn acclaim in Europe, and he encouraged other American authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe. He was also admired by some British writers, including Lord Byron, Thomas Campbell, Charles Dickens, Mary Shelley, Francis Jeffrey, and Walter Scott. He advocated for writing as a legitimate profession and argued for stronger laws to protect American writers from copyright infringement. Provided by Wikipedia
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The Crayon miscellany / by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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The Crayon miscellany / by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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The Crayon reading book: comprising selections from the various writings of Washington Irving .... by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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The Crayon reading book : selections from the various writings of Washington Irving : Prepared for the sue of schools / by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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Wolfert's roost, and other papers, now first collected / by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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A history of New York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty. containing among many surprising and curious matters, the uutterable ponderings of Walter th... by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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A history of New York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty. containing among many surprising and curious matters, the uutterable ponderings of Walter th... by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent / by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent / by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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Tales of a traveller. by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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Tales of a traveller. by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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Tales of a traveller. by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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Tales of a traveller. by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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The legend of Sleepy Hollow / by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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Contributions to the Corrector by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859
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The worlds of Washington Irving, 1783-1859; from an exhibition of rare book and manuscript materials in the special collections of the New York Public Library. by Myers, Andrew B.
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American naval biography. by Bailey, Issac, d. 1824
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Rip Van Winkle / by Howe, John, 1957-
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Memoir of Washington Irving. With selections from his works and criticisms. by Adams, Charles, 1808-1890
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The life and letters of Washington Irving. by Irving, Pierre Munroe, 1803-1876
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