Washington Irving

"Washington Irving" is a biographical book by the American writer Henry Walcott Boynton. The biography presented here is concise and covers the main events in the life of the author. Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories «Rip Van Winkle» and «The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.»