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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WASHINGTON IRVING

BY: ALEXESS LYNCH

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Washington Irving
  • Born April 3, 1783
  • Died November 28, 1859
  • Lived in Madrid and Manhattan
  • Literary period is Romantics

FAMILY TREE

  • His father was William Irving, Sr.
  • His mother was Sarah Irving.
  • His siblings include William, Peter, Sarah, Ann, Catherine, John Treat, and Ebenezer.
  • His fiancé was Matilda Hoffman, she died before they were married.
  • He didn't have any children.

EDUCATION

  • He attended elementary school until he was 16, and he read about the law.i

PROFESSION

  • He was a short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and a diplomat.

IMPORTANT WRITINGS

  • 1.) "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
  • 2.) "Rip Van Winkle"
  • 3.) Biographies of George Washington and Oliver Goldsmith
  • 4.) "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent
  • 5.) Historic subjects that include Christopher Columbus and the Moors

TRIVIA

  • Washington helped create the modern idea of Christmas.
  • Was the first person to refer to New York as Gotham City

CITATIONS

  • @interestingLit."Nine Interesting Facts about Washington Irving." Interesting Literature.N.P.,2016.web.06 Dec.2016.
  • "Washington Irving." Washington Irving. Ripod,n.d.web.05 Dec.2016.
  • "Washington Irving." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d.web.05 Dec.2016.
  • Winkle, RipVan. "Irving, Washington." World Book I•10.2010.Print.
  • Lombardi, Esther."Washington Irving Biography." About education. 1Apr.2016.web.06Dec.2016