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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: 3.82 · 240,573 ratings · 12,399 reviews · 5,103 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.79 avg rating — 137,257 ratings — published 1820 — 2091 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 — 16,728 ratings — published 1819 — 680 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 — 5,044 ratings — published 1832 — 1003 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 3.82 avg rating — 4,896 ratings — published 1819 — 300 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 3.56 avg rating — 2,754 ratings — published 1824 — 22 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 Sketch Book 3.66 avg rating — 1,371 ratings — published 1819 — 995 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 3.64 avg rating — 1,323 ratings — published 1820 — 350 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 3.54 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 1820 — 11 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 Spectre Bridegroom 3.66 avg rating — 647 ratings — published 1819 — 12 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 3.69 avg rating — 602 ratings — published 1824 — 5 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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February 2022 Revisit the Shelf Poll

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky pub. 1869, 667 pp. last read April 2016

46 votes, 20.2%

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 162 pp., pub. 1911, Last read Nov 2014

40 votes, 17.5%

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960) 324 pp., last read May 2016

37 votes, 16.2%

The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsPub 1868, 528 pg. Last read May 2015.

28 votes, 12.3%

Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett pub. 1952, 109 pp., last read June 2018

28 votes, 12.3%

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving pub. 1920, 120 pages last read Oct 2016.

27 votes, 11.8%

Paradise Lost by John Milton 453 pages, published in 1667. Last read December 2012.

22 votes, 9.6%

228 total votes

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