Washington Irving
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"Gotham" has been a nickname for New York City that first became popular in the nineteenth century; Washington Irving had first attached it to New York in the November 11, 1807 edition of his Salmagundi, a periodical which lampooned New York culture and politics. Irving took the name from the village of Gotham, Nottinghamshire, England: a place inhabited, according to folklore, by fools." --Sholem Stein |
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Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. 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), he was also a prolific essayist, biographer and historian. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th century Spain dealing with subjects such as Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra.
List of works
Title | Publication date | Written As | Genre
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| Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle | 1802 | Jonathan Oldstyle | Observational Letters |
| Salmagundi | 1807-1808 | Launcelot Langstaff, Will Wizard | Satire |
| A History of New York | 1809 | Diedrich Knickerbocker | Satire |
| The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. | 1819-1820 | Geoffrey Crayon | Short stories/Essays |
| Bracebridge Hall | 1822 | Geoffrey Crayon | Short stories/Essays |
| Tales of a Traveller | 1824 | Geoffrey Crayon | Short stories/Essays |
| The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus | 1828 | Washington Irving | Biography/Historical novel |
| The Chronicles of the Conquest of Granada | 1829 | Fray Antonio Agapida<ref>Irving's publisher, John Murray, overrode Irving's decision to use this pseudonym and published the book under Irving's name—much to the annoyance of its author. See Jones 258-59.</ref> | Romantic history |
| Voyages and Discoveries</br>of the Companions of Columbus | 1831 | Washington Irving | Biography/History |
| Tales of the Alhambra | 1832 | "The Author of the Sketch Book" | Short stories/Travel |
| The Crayon Miscellany<ref>Comprised of the three short stories "A Tour on the Prairies", "Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey", and "Legends of the Conquest of Spain".</ref> | 1835 | Geoffrey Crayon | Short stories |
| Astoria | 1836 | Washington Irving | Biography/History |
| The Adventures of Captain Bonneville | 1837 | Washington Irving | Biography/Romantic History |
| The Life of Oliver Goldsmith | 1840</br>(revised 1849) | Washington Irving | Biography |
| Biography and Poetical Remains</br>of the Late Margaret Miller Davidson | 1841 | Washington Irving | Biography |
| Mahomet and His Successors | 1850 | Washington Irving | Biography |
| Wolfert's Roost | 1855 | Geoffrey Crayon</br>Diedrich Knickerbocker</br>Washington Irving | Biography |
| The Life of George Washington (5 volumes) | 1855-1859 | Washington Irving | Biography |
