Washington Irving
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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Washington Irving
By Jack and Parker
WASHINGTON IRVING WAS BORN April 3, 1783
In New York
His parents were William and Sarah Irving
HE was the youngest of eleven kids
Washington Irving started his writing career at 19
WITH BOOKS LIKE SALMAGUNDI
Soon after he wrote his book The History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. (1809)
He was shocked BY THE DEATH OF HIS FIANCÉE Matilda Hoffman
After Hoffman's death, he focused solely on his work
BUT WAS AGAIN SHAKEN BY THE DEATH IF HIS FATHER in 1810
Irving's brothers sent him to Liverpool in 1815 to work on the import/export firm located there
ALTHOUGH HIS MOTHER PASSED AWAY WHILE HE WAS THERE, HE STILL CHOSE TO STAY
WHILE Irving was in Europe, he became interested in German Literature and Romantic History.
It was here that he published The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent in 1819-1820
Washington Irving was constantly traveling between Europe and U.S.
WHERE HE WROTE BOOKS LIKE TALES FROM THE TRAVELER AND WOFERT'S ROOT
When Washington Irving returned from his journeys
he settled down near Tarrytown and bought a house called sunnyside
EIGHT MONTHS AFTER COMPLETING ONE OF HIS MOST POPULAR WORKS (THE LIFE OF WASHINGTON)
Washington Irving died of a heart attack (at age 76)
