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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 legend of Sleepy Hollow

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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: Alhambra

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

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  • Cover of: Astoria, or, Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains

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

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  • Cover of: Adventures of Captain Bonneville, or, Scenes beyond the Rocky Mountains of the Far West

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  • Cover of: The conquest of Granada

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  • Cover of: Life of Oliver Goldsmith

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  • Cover of: The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus

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

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  • Cover of: Abbotsford and Newstead abbey

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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: Rip Van Winkle: a legend of the Kaatskill mountains ...

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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: Tales of a traveller.

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  • Cover of: Wolfert's roost, and miscellanies

    First published in 1880 — 46 editions
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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, Social life and customs, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American Short stories, Biography, short story, Travel, Discovery and exploration, American Horror tales, Juvenile fiction, Short stories, short stories, Classic Literature, horror, Fiction, horror, Fiction, short stories (single author), Indians of North America, New york (state), fiction, catalepsy, gothic fiction, American Authors

Places

United States, England, Spain, Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.), Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.), New York (State), America, Oklahoma, West (U.S.), Northwestern States, Alabama, Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, New England, Salem Village, Astoria (Or.), Florida, Palos de la Frontera (Spain), Fountain of Youth, India, Italy, New York, Oregon, Padua, Paris

People

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

Time

19th century, 711-1516, 1600s, 1861-1865, 1861-65, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 18th century, 1775-1865, American Civil War, 1775-1783, Antebellum era, Civil War, Carnival, Revolution, 1775-1783, To 1848, 1692, 1713-1763 (New France), 1783-1809, 711-1492 (Période arabe), Arab period, 711-1492, Civil War, 1861-1865, Conquest, 1519-1540, Conquest, 1522-1548, Jusqu'à 1848, To 1810

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