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'''Washington Irving''' (1783-1859) was a nineteenth century [[American]] diplomat
'''Washington Irving''' (1783-1859) was a nineteenth-century [[American]] diplomat
<ref>He had been a competent secretary and ''chargé d'affaires'' of the American Legation in London from 1829 to 1832 and a skillful and shrewd Minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. (Austin McC. Fox, Introduction to ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other selection from Washington Irving'', Simon & Schuster, 1962) </ref>
<ref>He had been a competent secretary and ''chargé d'affaires'' of the American Legation in London from 1829 to 1832 and a skillful and shrewd Minister to Spain from 1842 to 1846. (Austin McC. Fox, Introduction to ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other selection from Washington Irving'', Simon & Schuster, 1962) </ref>
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 Washington Irving], Bibliomania</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 Washington Irving], Books and Writers</ref>
When he was 26, his 17-year-old fiancée 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 Washington Irving]. Excerpted from ''White on Red'', Eds. Black, Nancy B. and Bette S. Wiedman, New York; Kennikat Press, 1976.</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>