Washington Irving
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Mr. Harvey Jeff Chambers
English 10G 12-17-03
Washington Irving
He was an American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. "I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories."-From Tales of a Traveler.
Washington Irving was born in New York City, New York on April 3, 1783 as the youngest of eleven children. His father was a wealthy merchant, and his mother, an English woman, was the granddaughter of a clergyman. The first thirty-two years of his life were spent in New York getting educated and inspired. When he was young he began reading novels such as Robinson Crusoe, Sinbad the Sailor, and The World Displayed. As he became older he began studying law in the offices of Henry Masterson and briefly wrote for "The Morning Chronicle."
Irving took his first tour of Europe from 1804-1806...