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, 7, 18, 46, 68, 80, 89, 132, 133, 249; Longfellow imitates, 26, 27; speaks of Longfellow, 50; his “Sketch Book” 337 compared with Longfellow’s “Outre-Mer,” 69–71.

From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

Irving, Washington, his embarrassment in public speaking, 25; at the dinner to Charles Dickens, 26; his manners and travels, 27; his love affair, 28; frequent visitor at the Astor mansion, 75.

From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward

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

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