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          While famous for “Sleepy Hollow,” Irving considered his biography of George Washington the “crowning effort” of his great American literary career.

        1. While famous for “Sleepy Hollow,” Irving considered his biography of George Washington the “crowning effort” of his great American literary career.
        2. Washington Irving was the first American writer to achieve international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book in
        3. This product is a slide PowerPoint covering the life of Washington Irving, writer of Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and The Devil and Tom.
        4. This Washington Irving lesson includes the historical background and author study/biography, and can be used as an introduction to any of Irving's short.
        5. Image 11 of Memoir of Washington Irving.

          6. This product is a slide PowerPoint covering the life of Washington Irving, writer of Rip Van Winkle, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and The Devil and Tom..

          Washington Irving

          American writer, historian, and diplomat (1783–1859)

          This article is about the writer.

          For the cricketer, see Irving Washington.

          Washington Irving

          Daguerreotype of Washington Irving
          (modern copy by Mathew Brady,
          original by John Plumbe)

          Born(1783-04-03)April 3, 1783
          New York City, U.S.
          DiedNovember 28, 1859(1859-11-28) (aged 76)
          Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
          Resting placeSleepy Hollow Cemetery, New York
          Pen nameGeoffrey Crayon, Diedrich Knickerbocker, Jonathan Oldstyle
          Occupation
          • Short story writer
          • essayist
          • biographer
          • historian
          • diplomat
          LanguageEnglish
          Literary movementRomanticism
          RelativesWilliam Irving (brother)
          Peter Irving (brother)
          In office
          1842–1846
          PresidentJohn Tyler
          James K.

          Polk

          Preceded byAaron Vail
          Succeeded byRomulus Mitchell Saunders

          Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biog