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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  • Cover of: The journals of Washington Irving: (hitherto unpublished)

    First published in 1919 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1836 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition astoriaorenterpr01irvirich Cover of edition cihm_36047 Cover of edition cihm_36046
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    First published in 1850 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wolfert's roost: and other papers, now first collected

    First published in 1854 10 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition wolfertsroostoth00irvi Cover of edition wolfertsroostoth1865irvi Cover of edition wolfertsroostand00irvirich Cover of edition wolfertsroostan00irvigoog Cover of edition wolfertsroost00irvigoog Cover of edition wolfertsroost0000irvi
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  • Cover of: Essays from The sketch book

    First published in 1891 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition essaysfromsketch01irvi Cover of edition essaysfromsketch00irvi Cover of edition essaysfromsketch01irvi
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  • Cover of: The Oxford Book of American Essays

    First published in 1914 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition theoxfordbookofa40196gut Cover of edition oxfordbookofamer01matt Cover of edition oxfordbookameri00mattgoog
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  • Cover of: A Subtreasury of American Humor

    First published in 1941 10 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition subtreasuryofame00whit
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  • Cover of: Letters of Washington Irving to Henry Brevoort

    First published in 1915 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition lettersofwashing00irviuoft Cover of edition letterswashingt01hellgoog Cover of edition letterswashingt03irvigoog
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  • Cover of: Life of Washington.

    First published in 1856 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition irvingswashington01washrich Cover of edition lifeofwashington00irvi
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  • Cover of: Selected writings of Washington Irving

    First published in 1934 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bracebridgehallt0000irvi
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  • Cover of: The Short-story

    First published in 1916 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition shortstory00atkigoog
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  • Cover of: The complete works of Washington Irving

    First published in 1848 8 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition completeworksofw0004irvi Cover of edition completeworksofw0005irvi Cover of edition completeworksofw0006irvi Cover of edition completeworksofw0000irvi Cover of edition completeworksofw0000irvi_u4p1 Cover of edition completeworksofw0003irvi Cover of edition completeworksofw0009irvi
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  • Cover of: Journals and notebooks.

    First published in 1900 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition journalsnotebook0001irvi
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  • Cover of: A Book of Short Stories

    First published in 1914 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition bookofshortstori00sher Cover of edition abookshortstori00shergoog
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  • Cover of: Works

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  • Cover of: American Short Stories

    First published in 1904 8 editions in 2 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition americanshortsto00baldrich Cover of edition cu31924027725872 Cover of edition americanshortsto00balduoft Cover of edition americanshortst00unkngoog Cover of edition americanshortst00baldgoog Cover of edition americanshortsto0000bald
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  • Cover of: Life and works of Washington Irving.

    First published in 1880 7 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition cihm_29216 Cover of edition lifeworksofwashi00irvi Cover of edition lifeworksofwashi00irvirich
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  • Cover of: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Rip Van Winkle

    First published in 1967 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition legendofsleepyho0000irvi_u9d4
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  • Cover of: A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the ...

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  • Cover of: Wolfert's Roost, and other papers

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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, Social life and customs, American literature, short story, short stories, American Horror tales, Classic Literature, Biography, Discovery and exploration, Fur trade, horror, American Short stories, Indians of North America, Travel, Juvenile fiction, catalepsy, gothic fiction, Horror stories, burial vaults, dragons, hermitages, heroic romances
Places
Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.), England, United States, Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.), New York (State), Northwestern States, Spain, West (U.S.), America, Oklahoma, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Astoria (Or.), Oregon, Massachusetts, Granada (Kingdom), Florida, New England, Salem Village, États du Nord-Ouest (États-Unis), Canada, Fountain of Youth, India, Italy, États-Unis (Ouest)
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, Elizabeth, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Mr. Hooper, Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Sylvia Ward, Widow Wycherley, Beatrice Rappaccini, Brently Mallard, C. Auguste Dupin, Father Time, Fortunato
Time
19th century, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1861-1865, Spanish Conquest, 1476-1492, 1861-65, American Civil War, 1600s, 711-1516, 1775-1865, 18th century, Jusqu'à 1848, To 1848, Antebellum era, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1775-1783, Carnival, To 1775, 1713-1763 (New France), 20th Century, 711-1492 (Période arabe), Arab period, 711-1492, Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775, Conquest, 1519-1540

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  • Jonathan Oldstyle
  • Washington Irving, Esqr.
  • Irving Washington
  • Washington Washington Irving
  • Irving Washington 1783-1859
  • Washington irving
  • Washington - Irving
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  • Washington, Irving,
  • Hollow Washington Irving
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April 2, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
April 2, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
August 17, 2021 Edited by LibraryDude33 Added other name
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import