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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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American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

Born 3 April 1783
Died 28 November 1859

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  • Cover of: Washington Irving's The legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories (The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent.)

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The writings of Washington Irving.

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  • Cover of: Knickerbocker stories from the old Dutch days of New York

    First published in 1897 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The pride of the village, and other tales.: From ''The sketch book.''

    First published in 1886 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Selected essays from The sketch book by Washington Irving: prescribed by the regents of the University of the state of New York for the course in first year English

    First published in 1901 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The crayon reading book: comprising selections from the various writings of Washington Irving.

    First published in 1849 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Legends of the Alhambra

    First published in 1909 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ausflug auf die Prairien zwischen dem Arkansas und Red-River

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1851 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Historia de la vida y viajes de Cristóbal Colon

    First published in 1833 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: La vie et voyages de Christophe Colomb

    First published in 1881 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The legend of Sleepy Hollow, and The spectre bridegroom: From the "Sketch book"

    First published in 1875 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The sketch book by Washington Irving with sketch of the author's life, and compositional, critical and explanatory notes / by G.A. Chase

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  • Cover of: Washington and His Country: Being Irving's Life of Washington : Abridged for ...

    First published in 1888 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Astoria ; Moorish Chronicles [chronicle of Fernando the Saint]

    First published in 1904 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Histoire de la conquête de Grenade: traduction nouvelle de l'anglais

    First published in 1865 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Irving's Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography

    First published in 1903 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Miscellanies.

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Voyage dans les prairies à l'Ouest des États-Unis

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

Born 3 April 1783
Died 28 November 1859

Subjects

Fiction, History, Description and travel, Children's fiction, American literature, short story, American Horror tales, Biography, short stories, American Short stories, Social life and customs, horror, Classic Literature, Discovery and exploration, Juvenile fiction, catalepsy, gothic fiction, Horror stories, Indians of North America, Short stories, burial vaults, dragons, hermitages, heroic romances, hysteria

Places

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

People

Washington Irving (1783-1859), Christopher Columbus, Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1796-1878), George Washington (1732-1799), Peyton Farquhar, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Sylvia Ward, Widow Wycherley, Beatrice Rappaccini, C. Auguste Dupin, Elizabeth, Father Time, Fortunato, Giacomo Rappaccini, Giovanni Guasconti

Time

19th century, Spanish Conquest, 1476-1492, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 1600s, 711-1516, American Civil War, 1775-1865, 18th century, Jusqu'à 1848, To 1848, Antebellum era, Civil War, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1775-1783, Carnival, 1692, 1713-1763 (New France), 711-1492 (Période arabe), Arab period, 711-1492, Civil War, 1861-1865, Conquest, 1519-1540, Conquest, 1522-1548, Revolution, 1775-1783, To 1810

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