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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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Photo of Washington Irving

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, Discovery and exploration, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Biography, American Short stories, Juvenile fiction, short story, Short stories, Travel, Spanish, American Horror tales, short stories, Christmas, Classic Literature, Indians of North America, New york (state), fiction, Christmas stories, Fiction, horror, horror, Fiction, short stories (single author)

Places

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

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, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (1796-1878), Colonel Killigrew, Dr. Heidegger, Fernando III King of Castile and Leon (1199?-1252), Mr. Gascoigne, Mr. Medbourne, Sylvia Ward, Widow Wycherley, Beatrice Rappaccini, C. Auguste Dupin, Elizabeth, Father Time, Fortunato, Giacomo Rappaccini

Time

19th century, 711-1516, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, 1600s, 1861-1865, 1861-65, 18th century, 1775-1865, American Civil War, 1775-1783, Antebellum era, Civil War, Revolution, 1775-1783, Spanish Conquest, 1476-1492, To 1848, Carnival, Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775, 1692, 1713-1763 (New France), 1783-1809, 17th century, 711-1492 (Période arabe), Arab period, 711-1492, Civil War, 1861-1865, Conquest, 1519-1540

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