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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: A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the Mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida : to which is ...
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    First published in 1850 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rip Van Winkle, and Other American Essays from The Sketch-book
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    First published in 1891 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Landscape book: sixteen engravings on steel, from paintings by Cole, Church, Cropsey, Durand, Gignoux, Kensett, Miller, Richards, Smillie, Talbot, Weir

    First published in 1976 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1815 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1920 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Legends of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle (Macmillan Reader)

    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The works of Washington Irving: biographies and miscellanies

    First published in 1866 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Home Authors and Home Artists: American Scenery, Art, and Literature (Classic Reprint)

    First published in 2019 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: OLD CHRISTMAS (Illustrated): Warm-Hearted Tales of Christmas Festivities & Celebrations

    First published in 2019 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2018 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, and Other Stories

    First published in 2017 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2014 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1900 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Ghostly Tales

    First published in 2019 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

    First published in 2012 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1898 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Washington Irving: Volume 1-Including One Novel 'a History of New York' and Nine Short Stories of the

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  • Cover of: The Headless Horseman: a retelling of The legend of Sleepy Hollow
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    First published in 1994 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The sketch book ; The sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. ; Moorish chronicles; Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey

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

Places

England, United States, 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, Astoria (Or.), Massachusetts, Owl Creek Bridge, New England, Oregon, Salem Village, Florida, Palos de la Frontera (Spain), Fountain of Youth, India, Italy, Europe, New York, Padua

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, Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775, 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

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