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The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., commonly referred to as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by the American author Washington Irving. It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820.
Watercolor of Washington Irving's encounter with George Washington, painted in 1854 by George Bernard Butler Jr. The Irving family settled in Manhattan, and were part of the city's merchant class. Washington was born on April 3, 1783, [ 1 ] the same week that New York City residents learned of the British ceasefire which ended the American ...
"Rip Van Winkle" (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪp fɑŋ ˈʋɪŋkəl]) is a short story by the American author Washington Irving, first published in 1819. It follows a Dutch-American villager in colonial America named Rip Van Winkle who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their strong liquor and falls deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains .
Flier for The Devil and Tom Walker, 1913. In 2001, there debuted on the Arena Stage in Washington an adaption in the form of full-length play by John Strand. [3] [4] [5]In 2017, experimental rock band, Flummox, released the single, “Tom Walker Blues,” whose lyrics & music video loosely adapt the tale.
Washington Irving: Sunnyside (Tarrytown, New York) 1835–1859 Tarrytown: This is the first home that Irving bought for himself and he lived here until his death in 1859. The house and gardens have been restored to how Irving's home looked the 1850s. [58]
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According to The Spokesman-Review, Capshaw and Spielberg began living together in 1989, the same year he and Irving divorced. Capshaw converted to Judaism and the two married in 1991.
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]