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Washington Irving

Washington Irving
American writer Washington Irving is best known for two stories set in rural New York: “Rip Van Winkle,” in which a man falls asleep in the woods for 20 years, and “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Both were published between 1819 and 1820.
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Irving, Washington; American Literature: Prose
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