Washington Irving
When did Irving return to the US?
1804
Famous authors that Irving influenced:
Charles Dickens; Edgar Allen Poe; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Herman Melville; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Mark Twain
What did Irving put his name as on the book?
Deidrich Knickerbocker
Where was Irving sent to receive help for this sickness?
Europe
What did Irving do when he needed help on what to do instead of law?
He asked his brothers.
When did Irving decide that he wants to write?
He decided that he wanted to write after he wrote his hit magazine.
What did Irving serve as in Europe?
He served as the US Minister to Spain.
How did Irving prepare to run away?
He slept on the floor and ate salted meat for a year.
What did Irving do about his publishing hoax?
He waited til he made money on the book then came out and said that he wrote it.
Where was Irving born?
He was born in New York, New York.
How many siblings did Irving have?
He was the last of 11 kids.
Why did Irving suddenly start to write more books?
His dad's hardware store was running out of business.
Did Irving like law?
Irving actually hated law, but his parents made him do it.
What sickness did Irving catch at a young age?
Irving caught tuberculosis at the age of 17.
How and when did Irving die?
Irving died from a heart attack in 1859
What did he do when he returned to the US after the illness?
Irving finished up his law school.
Why was A History of NY a big hit?
Irving made a newspaper say that Deidrich Knickerbocker was missing for 3 months and this is all they could find in his house.
When did Irving show talent in writing?
Irving showed a talent for writing at a very young age.
What did Irving do for ten years in the middle of his life?
Irving traveled the world and had fun.
When Irving was little, what did he dream of doing and why?
Irving wanted to run away because he thought everything was boring and he wanted to go to sea.
How successful was Irving in running away?
Irving was immediately caught and sent him back and away to law school.
What was Irving's first book name and what was it about?
Irving's first book was A History of NY and it was exactly like the magazine but much harsher.
What was Salmugundi about?
It was a gossip magazine that made fun of NY politicians.
How long was Salmugundi published and how did people like it?
It was a hit and it was published for a year.
Famous Stories of Washington Irving
Legend of Sleepy Hallow; Rip Van Winkle; The Devil and Tom Walker
What was Irving's magazine's name?
Salmugundi
What is the famous series of stories that Irving wrote?
The Sketchbook of Geffrey Crayon.
Irving is often referred to as:
The father of American Literature; the first colorist; the first gothic writer; the first humorist, and he put American Literature on the map.
Where did all of his ideas for the rest of his stories come from?
They came from Europe because he moved to Europe.
What did his brothers tell Irving to do?
They told Irving to write a magazine.
When was Irving born?
Washington Irving was born in 1783 during the Revolutionary war.
