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Washington Irving

American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent" (Wikipedia).

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Born 3 April 1783
Died 28 November 1859

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  • Cover of: 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 ... ...

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  • Cover of: The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

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  • Cover of: The Alhambra

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  • Cover of: Astoria, or, Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains

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  • Cover of: Bracebridge Hall: or, The humorists : a medley

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  • Cover of: Rip Van Winkle: and The legend of Sleepy Hollow

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  • Cover of: Works of Washington Irving

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  • Cover of: Mahomet and his successors

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  • Cover of: The life of George Washington

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  • Cover of: Oliver Goldsmith: a biography

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  • Cover of: The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus: to which are added those of his companions

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  • Cover of: Tales of a traveller.

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  • Cover of: Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

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  • Cover of: Salmagundi: or, The whim-whams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, esq., and others

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  • Cover of: Chronicle of the conquest of Granada

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  • Cover of: The adventures of Captain Bonneville

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  • Cover of: Mark Twain's Library of Humour

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  • Cover of: The complete works of Washington Irving

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  • Cover of: Old Christmas: from the Sketch book of Washington Irving.

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  • Cover of: The Crayon miscellany.

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Born 3 April 1783
Died 28 November 1859

Subjects

History, Fiction, Description and travel, Children's fiction, Social life and customs, American literature, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Biography, Discovery and exploration, Travel, Fur trade, American Short stories, short story, New york (state), fiction, Spanish, Indians of North America, Short stories, American Horror tales, Classic Literature, Fiction, horror, Juvenile fiction, short stories, horror, Christmas, Ghost stories

Places

New York (State), England, Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.), Spain, United States, Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.), Northwestern States, West (U.S.), America, Astoria (Or.), Oregon, Oklahoma, Granada (Kingdom), Alabama, Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, New England, Salem Village, Florida, Palos de la Frontera (Spain), États du Nord-Ouest (États-Unis), États-Unis (Ouest), Canada, Fountain of Youth, Granada (Spain : Reino)

People

Washington Irving (1783-1859), Christopher Columbus, George Washington (1732-1799), Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1796-1878), Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Peyton Farquhar, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Sylvia Ward, Widow Wycherley, Beatrice Rappaccini, C. Auguste Dupin, Cristóbal Colón (1451-1506), Elizabeth, Father Time, Fernando III King of Castile and Leon (1199?-1252)

Time

19th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Spanish Conquest, 1476-1492, 711-1516, 1600s, 1861-1865, 1861-65, To 1775, 1775-1865, 18th century, American Civil War, To 1848, Jusqu'à 1848, 1775-1783, Antebellum era, Civil War, Carnival, Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1692, 1713-1763 (New France), 1783-1809, 711-1492 (Période arabe), Arab period, 711-1492, Ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)

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  • Jonathan Oldstyle
  • Washington Irving, Esqr.
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  • Geoffrey Crayon
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  • Geoffrey (Washington Irving) Crayon
  • Washington Irving Geoffrey Crayon
  • Geoffrey Gent Crayon

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