Washington Irving was an American writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
1 novel by Washington Irving mapped on Map A Story, each with an interactive map of the book's real-world locations — including history, what's there today, and visitable landmarks.