Tales of a Traveler was written in 1824, under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. One of Irving’s better-known pseudonyms was Diedrich Knickerbocker, a name inextricably linked to New York City…

Initially published throughout 1819 and 1820, The Sketch-Book is a collection of 34 essays and short stories, collected and ordered according to the Author's Revised Edition published in 1848. The…

Washington Irving was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and is considered to be the Father of the American Short Story. A collection…

In The Sketch-Book Washington Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. He sketches a series of encounters with the cultural shrines of the parent…

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Washington Irving (1783-1859) was an American author of the early nineteenth century. Best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle, he was also…

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