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  2. Washington Irving - Wikipedia

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    Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories " Rip Van Winkle " (1819) and " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

  3. Knickerbocker Group - Wikipedia

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    The Knickerbocker group was established by Washington Irving in the early 19th century in New York City. [3] Irving was one of the first Americans to earn money from being a professional writer. [ 4 ]

  4. A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus

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    Historians have noted Irving's "active imagination" [3] and called some aspects of his work "fanciful and sentimental". [1] Literary critics have noted that Irving "saw American history as a useful means of establishing patriotism in his readers, and while his language tended to be more general, his avowed intention toward Columbus was thoroughly nationalist". [4]

  5. Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. - Wikipedia

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    The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. is a collection of nine observational letters written by American writer Washington Irving under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle. The letters first appeared in the November 15, 1802, edition of the New York Morning Chronicle, a political-leaning newspaper partially owned by New Yorker Aaron Burr and edited by Irving's brother Pet

  6. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively, it is claimed by many in Tarrytown that Samuel Youngs is the individual from whom Irving drew his character. [10] Author Gary Denniss asserts that while Crane is loosely based on Merwin, it may include elements from Youngs's life. [11] Ichabod Crane, Respectfully Dedicated to Washington Irving. William J. Wilgus (1819–53 ...

  7. Benjamin Bonneville - Wikipedia

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    While staying with Astor, Bonneville met Washington Irving. Bonneville regaled Irving with tales of his adventures, tales that Bonneville planned to include in a book he was working on. A month or two later, Irving visited Bonneville again, at the D.C. barracks where the latter was staying. Bonneville was having difficulties writing his adventures.

  8. Diedrich Knickerbocker - Wikipedia

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    The fictional "Diedrich Knickerbocker" from the frontispiece of A History of New-York, a wash drawing by Felix O. C. Darley. Diedrich Knickerbocker is an American literary character who originated from Washington Irving's first novel, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker (1809).

  9. Mahomet and His Successors - Wikipedia

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    Irving began writing notes for a book on Muhammed as early as 1827 while working on his biography of Christopher Columbus. [1] He completed his first chapters of the book while simultaneously working on his Tales of the Alhambra. He offered Life of Mahomet to Murray in England for 500 guineas. [2]