Washington Irving was one of the first writers to document early American life in both essays and fiction. He is called the Father of the American Short Story and is best known for creating legendary characters like Rip van Winkle and Ichabod Crane.
Chat with our AI personalities
Washington Irving died of heart failure
What invention helped to contribute to the start of the civil war and how did it help contribute to
Twentieth-century literature covers a broad range of subjects from diverse contributors.
A literature about different people encountering each other.
Washington Irving was the the first American writer to gain international recognition as a literary figure who was born in New York City in 1783 . James Fenimore Cooper was the first American novelist who was born in 1789.