Washington irving george washington biography
Washington irving george washington biography
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Washington Irving Biography
Born: April 3, 1783
New York, New York
Died: November 28, 1859
Irvington, New York
American author
Considered the first professional distinguished writer in the United States with short stories like "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Washington Irving was influential in the development of the short story form and helped to gain international respect for American literature.
Childhood
Washington Irving was born and raised in New York City, the youngest of eleven children of a prosperous merchant family. Named after President George Washington (1732–1799), Irving was fascinated by the upper class of New York City and would often sneak out of family prayer meetings to attend the local theatre.
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.A dreamy and uninspired student, Irving apprenticed (worked to gain experience in a trade) himself in a law office