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Washington Irving


Born
in New York city, New York, The United States
April 03, 1783

Died
November 28, 1859

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Influences


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
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

3.71 avg rating — 69,702 ratings — published 1820 — 6553 editions
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3.92 avg rating — 55,483 ratings — published 1819 — 1477 editions
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Rip Van Winkle

3.61 avg rating — 15,325 ratings — published 1819 — 755 editions
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow and...

3.84 avg rating — 4,452 ratings — published 1819 — 321 editions
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Tales of the Alhambra

3.74 avg rating — 4,358 ratings — published 1832 — 1273 editions
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The Devil and Tom Walker

3.57 avg rating — 2,560 ratings — published 1824 — 27 editions
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Old Christmas: From the Ske...

3.66 avg rating — 1,092 ratings — published 1820 — 1347 editions
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Rip Van Winkle and Other St...

3.53 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 1820 — 13 editions
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The Adventure of the German...

3.71 avg rating — 535 ratings — published 1824 — 6 editions
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3.75 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 1809 — 1599 editions
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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

“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

“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.”
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Polls

October 2018 Short Story Poll

Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, 1819, 61 pages
 
  90 votes, 29.0%

Night by Elie Wiesel, 1958, 120 pages
 
  68 votes, 21.9%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 1941, 104 pages
 
  63 votes, 20.3%

 
  57 votes, 18.4%

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, 1955, 128 pages
 
  32 votes, 10.3%

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