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Washington Irving's parents were William Irving Sr., originally of Quholm, Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland, and Sarah (née Saunders), originally of Falmouth, Cornwall, England. They married in 1761 while William was serving as a petty officer in the British Navy.
"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 .
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Irving wrote the story while living in Birmingham, England.
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]
In 1793, Irving was married to Julia Paulding (1768–1823), the daughter of William Paulding Sr. (one of the first members of the Provincial Congress), and sister of his friend James Kirke Paulding and William Paulding Jr. (a U.S. Representative, Mayor of New York City, and Adjutant General of New York).
An artist's depiction of the part of Acker's property that was sold to Washington Irving, who named it "Wolfert's Roost" before turning it into his estate, Sunnyside. Wolfert Acker (1667–1753) was a colonial-period American who is featured in Washington Irving's short story collection Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies (1855). [1]
Spielberg and Capshaw got married in 1991 According to The Spokesman-Review, Capshaw and Spielberg began living together in 1989, the same year he and Irving divorced. Capshaw converted to Judaism ...
In 1855, Van Buren married Henrietta Eckford Irving (1832–1921), a great-niece of Washington Irving. Their marriage produced three children: [40] Martin Van Buren (1856–1942) Eliza Eckford Van Buren (1857–1942) Marion Irving Van Buren (1861–1928), who married Hamilton Emmons. [39]