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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

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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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Average rating: 3.8 · 268,229 ratings · 15,283 reviews · 5,574 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.77 avg rating — 154,862 ratings — published 1820 — 3699 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 3.60 avg rating — 18,752 ratings — published 1819 — 729 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 — 5,708 ratings — published 1832 — 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
	Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle 3.80 avg rating — 5,362 ratings — published 1819 — 303 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 — 2,974 ratings — published 1824 — 31 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 3.62 avg rating — 1,731 ratings — published 1820 — 538 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 3.64 avg rating — 1,546 ratings — published 1819 — 1252 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 — 834 ratings — published 1820 — 57 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 3.64 avg rating — 759 ratings — published 1819 — 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 3.69 avg rating — 685 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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October 2018 Short Story Poll

Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, 1819, 61 pages

88 votes, 28.9%

Night by Elie Wiesel, 1958, 120 pages

67 votes, 22.0%

Chess Story by Stefan Zweig, 1941, 104 pages

62 votes, 20.4%

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott, 1884, 96 pages

55 votes, 18.1%

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, 1955, 128 pages

32 votes, 10.5%

304 total votes

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