Washington Irving (1783 -1859)
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j BACKGROUND
Named after first American President
Travelled through Europe and collected stories
j CAREER
Author and essayist
International diplomat and businessman
Adapted German folktales to New England
j WORKS
"Rip Van Winkle"
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
"The Devil and Tom Walker"
j QUOTE
"The Devil take me if I have made a farthing!"
"I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories."
j SIGNIFICANCE
Father of American Literature: First American author to receive international acclaim
Created a collection of American folktales
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Portrait of Washington Irving. Attr.to Charles Robert Leslie. 1820. "Washington Irving." Resources for Educators. 1999. Historic Hudson Valley. 16 Jul. 2007 <www.hudsonvalley.org/education>.
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