Washington Irving
Born
in New York city, New York, The United States
April 03, 1783
Died
November 28, 1859
Genre
Influences
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
2091 editions
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1820
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Rip Van Winkle
680 editions
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1819
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Tales of the Alhambra
1003 editions
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published
1832
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Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle
300 editions
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published
1819
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The Devil and Tom Walker
22 editions
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published
1824
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The Sketch Book
995 editions
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published
1819
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Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book
350 editions
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published
1820
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Rip Van Winkle and Other Stories
11 editions
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published
1820
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The Spectre Bridegroom
12 editions
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published
1819
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The Adventure of the German Student
5 editions
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1824
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“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Polls
February 2022 Revisit the Shelf Poll
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky pub. 1869, 667 pp. last read April 2016
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 162 pp., pub. 1911, Last read Nov 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) 324 pp., last read May 2016
The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsPub 1868, 528 pg. Last read May 2015.
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett pub. 1952, 109 pp., last read June 2018
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving pub. 1920, 120 pages last read Oct 2016.
Paradise Lost by John Milton 453 pages, published in 1667. Last read December 2012.
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BOOK-A-HOLICS: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Wins | 14 | 91 | Oct 20, 2010 12:44PM |