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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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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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  • Geoffrey Gent Crayon

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