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Washington Irving

Born

in New York city, New York, The United States

April 03, 1783

Died

November 28, 1859

Genre

Fiction, Biography, Short Stories

Influences

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People remember American writer Washington Irving for the stories " Rip Van Winkle " and " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ," contained in The Sketch Book (1820).

This author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century wrote newspaper articles under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle to begin his literary career at the age of nineteen years.

In 1809, he published The History of New York under his most popular public persona, Diedrich Knickerbocker.

Historical works of Irving include a five volume biography of George Washington (after whom he was named) as well as biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and several histories, dealing with subjects, such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra, of 15th-ce ...more

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Washington Irving’s books

Average rating: 3.83 · 221,353 ratings · 10,550 reviews · 3,017 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.71 avg rating — 69,552 ratings — published 1820 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving, Scott McKowen (Illustrations), William L. Hedges, Geoffrey Crayon (Pseudonym) 3.92 avg rating — 55,472 ratings — published 1819 — 1465 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rip Van Winkle 3.61 avg rating — 15,303 ratings — published 1819 — 758 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle 3.84 avg rating — 4,442 ratings — published 1819 — 148 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of the Alhambra 3.74 avg rating — 4,349 ratings — published 1832 — 1267 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil and Tom Walker 3.57 avg rating — 2,556 ratings — published 1824 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book 3.66 avg rating — 1,092 ratings — published 1820 — 629 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories 3.53 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 1820 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventure of the German Student 3.71 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 1824 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knickerbocker's History of New York 3.75 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 1809 — 1156 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
― Washington Irving

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“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.”
― Washington Irving

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“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
― Washington Irving

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Polls

Voting is now open for our December Classical read. Voting will stay open until November 15th, 2018 and the winning book will be announced on November 16th, 2018.

The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol

13 votes, 26.0%

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

8 votes, 16.0%

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

6 votes, 12.0%

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

5 votes, 10.0%

Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell

5 votes, 10.0%

My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse

5 votes, 10.0%

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

4 votes, 8.0%

The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck

2 votes, 4.0%

Amerika by Franz Kafka

2 votes, 4.0%

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