Washington Irving
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
originally published:
1819
The title page of the first edition, image courtesy of Biblioctopus.
awards:
- Johnson Highspot of American Literature(1819)
- Library of Congress 88 Books That Shaped America(1820)
reference info
bio notes:
born: 4/3/1783
died: 11/28/1859
born as: Washington Irving
Writer called the "first American man of letters." He is best known for the short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
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