Washington Irving
Critique • Works
WASHINGTON IRVING, portrait c. 1810 by John RoffeBorn
New York City, United States, 1783
Died
Tarrytown, New York, 1859
Places lived
New York City, United States; England; Paris, France; Dresden, Germany; Madrid, Spain; Tarrytown, United States
Nationality
American
Publications
Stories, essays, biography, history, travelk, letters
Genres
Literary, fantasy, satire, romantic history
Writing language
English
Literature
• "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)
Stories
• "Rip Van Winkle" (1819)
• "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)
Story Collections
• The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819–1820)
American Literature
• "Rip Van Winkle" (1819)
• "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)
Fantasy Stories
• "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)
First appearance of works in book form
1802
Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle Letters
1807–1808
Salmagundi Essays
1809
A History of New York Satire
1819–1820
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Stories, essays
including stories: "The Wife", "Rip Van Winkle", "The Broken Heart", "The Widow and Her Son", "The Boar's Head Tavern, East Cheap", "The Spectre Bridegroom", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
1822
Bracebridge Hall Stories, essays
1824
Tales of a Traveller Stories, essays
1828
A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Biography
1829
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada History
1831
Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus History
1832
Tales of the Alhambra Stories, travel
1835
The Crayon Miscellany Stories
1836
Astoria Stories
1837
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville Biography
1840, 1849
The Life of Oliver Goldsmith Biography
1841
Biography and Poetical Remains of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson Biography
1850
Mahomet and His Successors Biography
1855
Wolfert's Roost Stories, essays
1855–1859
The Life of George Washington Biography
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