![]() ![]() Washington Irving is probably better known for ‘The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gentleman’ (1819-1820), a collection of ‘sketches’ or short stories including the celebrated ‘ Rip Van Winkle’ and ‘ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’. Irving as a young man…posted by HugeCleveland (photobucket) ![]() Irving was born in Manhattan, New York, on 3 rd April 1783, his mother naming him Washington in honour of President George Washington. Famous North-American writer, historian and foreign ambassador, Washington Irving was born of an English mother and a Scottish father, immigrants into the United States. ![]()
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