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The first American reviews were the result of well-placed advance publicity, performed on Irving's behalf by his friend Henry Brevoort. Three days after the book's release, Brevoort placed an anonymous review in the New-York Evening Post, lauding The Sketch Book and making it clear to readers that it was Irving's work:
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.
A History of New York, subtitled From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, is an 1809 literary parody on the early history of New York City by Washington Irving. Originally published under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker , later editions that acknowledged Irving's authorship were printed as Knickerbocker's History of ...
Knickerbocker writers were tied to the established success of their figurehead, Washington Irving by imitating his style of political humour and writing in the genre of the literary sketch. [28] Washington Irving was seen to be a “commodity” in the literary market and he used his name to promote his other colleagues' works. [9]
Irving thought highly of Tales of a Traveller, saying: "I think there are in it some of the best things I have ever written".He was therefore disappointed by the book's generally poor critical reception. [1]
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists, A Medley was written by Washington Irving in 1821, while he lived in England, and published in 1822. This episodic novel was originally published under his pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon.
Pages in category "Works by Washington Irving" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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]