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and fiction writer, best known for his story ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' and the shorter ''Rip Van Winkle''.
and fiction writer, best known for his story ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' and the shorter ''Rip Van Winkle''.
He has been called the "Father of the short story". He was "first among American writers to obtain universal recognition abroad." <ref>[http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/270/1820/21941/1/frameset.html]</ref>
He has been called the "Father of the short story". He was "first among American writers to obtain universal recognition abroad." <ref>[http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/270/1820/21941/1/frameset.html Washington Irving], Bibliomania</ref>
When he was 26, his 17-year-old fiancee died. <ref>[http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/wirving.htm]</ref>
When he was 26, his 17-year-old fiancee died. <ref>[http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/wirving.htm Washington Irving], Books and Writers</ref>
He spent 17 years in Europe. <ref>[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/HNS/Indians/irving.html]</ref>
He spent 17 years in Europe. <ref>[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/HNS/Indians/irving.html Washington Irving]. Excerpted from ''White on Red'', Eds. Black, Nancy B. and Bette S. Wiedman, New York; Kennikat Press, 1976.</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==