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          Life of George Washington by Washington Irving, edited by J.A. Hammerton and Arthur Mee from their book The World's Greatest Books, which.

        1. By the s, Irving decided to write a biography of George Washington.
        2. This minute documentary follows Washington Irving's journey from George Washington, Aaron Burr, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe.
        3. The major one was Dierdrich Knickerbocker.
        4. Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (published in five volumes in ) was the product of his last years and remains his most personal work.

          5. This minute documentary follows Washington Irving's journey from George Washington, Aaron Burr, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe..

          Washington Irving

          American writer, historian, and diplomat (–)

          This article is about the writer.

          For the cricketer, see Irving Washington.

          Washington Irving

          Daguerreotype of Washington Irving
          (modern copy by Mathew Brady,
          original by John Plumbe)

          Born()April 3,
          New York City, U.S.
          DiedNovember 28, () (aged&#;76)
          Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
          Resting placeSleepy Hollow Cemetery, New York
          Pen nameGeoffrey Crayon, Diedrich Knickerbocker, Jonathan Oldstyle
          Occupation
          • Short story writer
          • essayist
          • biographer
          • historian
          • diplomat
          LanguageEnglish
          Literary movementRomanticism
          RelativesWilliam Irving (brother)
          Peter Irving (brother)
          In office
          –
          PresidentJohn Tyler
          James K.

          Polk

          Preceded byAaron Vail
          Succeeded byRomulus Mitchell Saunders

          Washington Irving (April 3, – November 28, ) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th centur