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loved to write historical fiction under the guise of history
When he was 26, his 17-year-old fiancée 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>
* Irving ... loved to write historical fiction under the guise of history. His misrepresentations of the history of early New York City and of the life of Washington were topped by his history of [[Christopher Columbus]]. [http://www.veritas-ucsb.org/library/russell/FlatEarth.html]
== See also ==
== See also ==