The Life And Work Of Washington Irving
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Washington Irving was a American writer, the first American author
to achieve international fame, who created the fictional characters Rip Van
Winkle and Ichabod Crane. The strict acceptance and standing popularity of
Irving's tales involving these characters proved the effectiveness of the
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.... and William's
brother-in-law James Kirke Paulding, together they wrote "Salmagundi", or,
the "Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff", and others, a series
of essays and poems on New York society. Irving's contributions to this
thing established his reputation as an essayist and wit, and this
reputation was enhanced by his next work, "A History of New York " (1809),
evidently written by Irving's famous comic creation, the Dutch-American
scholar Diedrich Knickerbocker. The work is a ac ....
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