Irving, Washington

Cultural  

1. A nineteenth-century American author. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” are two of his best-known works.

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Example Sentences

When Washington Irving did grow monotonous, he could reverse the order and sign Irving Washington until that grew monotonous.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

“Either one. We figure that Washington Irving and Irving Washington are one man and that he’s using two names just to throw us off the track. That’s done very often you know.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Irving, Washington, 66, 71, 72, 76, 83, 86, 89.

From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

Irving, Washington: The Sketch Book contains such perfect stories as Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, as well as a number of fine essays for later reading.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Irving, Washington, 84, 90, 112-113, 138-139, 176, 278.

From James Fenimore Cooper by Phillips, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth)