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Washington Irving

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Washington Irving portraitWASHINGTON IRVING, portrait c. 1810 by John Roffe
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Born
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

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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 Fiction

"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

 

THE AUTHOR | BIBLIOGRAPHY