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Washington Irving Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving also served as the U.S. minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. －－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－ Washington irving(1783-1859)was one of the frist American writers to earn an international reputation, and regarded as an early Romantic writer in the American literary history and Father of the American short stories. Washington irving was born in New York City ,theyoungest of eleven children of a weathly merchert . Froma very early age he begin to read widely juvenile poems ,essays ,and plays .In 1798 ,he concluded his education at private schools and entered a law office ,but heloved writing more. In this years between 1802 and 1803 ,irving contributed several letters under the name of “Jonathan Oldstyle”to The Moring Chronicle,a newspaper edilted by his brother Peter ,and these letters were published in 1803 as The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle ,Gent.,a series of youthful satires on New York society.Irving,asOldstyle ,fashional a style which reduces all to foolishness, including the author`s persona. Five years later he jioned with a brother and with his friends in an-other such series ,Salmagunch ,which commented on the phenome-other such series ,Salmagundi,which commented on the phenome-na of the day like waltzing ,tea-drinking , and feminine nudity contributions were signed “Anthony Evergreen.” Irving`s hope,plan and dreams came to a crashing halt after the loss of his only love ,Mitilda Hoffman ,yet he found his refuge from the grief in the researches on A ,History o