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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: Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc. : for ...

    First published in 1878 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Works of Washington Irving: A Life of Washington Irving

    First published in 1882 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1957 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: [Irving, Washington], 1783-1859. ] Illustrations to Irving's Life of Washington: To his inauguration as president

    First published in 1859 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Adventures of Captain Bonneville: or, Scenes beyond the Rocky Mountains of the Far West

    First published in 1837 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1857 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1871 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1873 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1850 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1930 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1851 — 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 1829 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Wolfert's roost, and other papers, now first collected

    First published in 1873 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Vie et voyages de Christophe Colomb

    First published in 1864 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1866 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1919 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1910 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Washington Irving in Spain: unpublished letters, chiefly to Mrs. Henry O'Shea, 1844-1854

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Voyage d'un américain à Londres: ou, Esquisses sur les moeurs anglaises et américaines

    First published in 1822 — 1 edition
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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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