Washington Irving Books

Washington Irving, (born April 3, 1783, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 28, 1859, Tarrytown, New York), 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.” Author Washington Irving achieved international fame for the fictional stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," as well as for such biographical works as A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Irving also served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain in the 1840s, and pushed for stronger copyright laws before his death in 1859. The lists below can be found on this app that give some his main works: Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains Bracebridge Hall Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Christmas Day Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Life of George Washington Volume 01 Little Britain Oliver Goldsmith A Biography Rip Van Winkle Spanish Papers Tales of a Traveller The Alhambra The Christmas dinner, from The sketch book The Crayon Papers The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 by John Brown et al The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work' Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies by Washington Irving.epub" Credits : All of the books under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License [www.gutenberg.org]. This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Readium is available under BSD 3-Clause license