About Washington Irving
WASHINGTON IRVING was born in New York City to Scottish immigrant parents. Considered by some the "Father of American Literature," Irving is best known for his short stories, including "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle," but he also produced an extensive bibliography of essays, poems, travel books, and biographies.
Collections
The Sketch Book (1820)
aka Geoffrey Crayon
Tales of a Traveller (1824)
The Alhambra (1832)
The Crayon Miscellany: A Tour On the Praries (1835)
Astoria: Or Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains (1836)
Chronicles of Wolfert's Roost: And Other Papers (1855)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and the Spectre Bridegroom (1875)
Washington Irving: History, Tales, and Sketches (1962)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: And Other Stories (1964)
The Complete Tales of Washington Irving (1975)
aka Geoffrey Crayon
Tales of a Traveller (1824)
The Alhambra (1832)
The Crayon Miscellany: A Tour On the Praries (1835)
Astoria: Or Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains (1836)
Chronicles of Wolfert's Roost: And Other Papers (1855)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and the Spectre Bridegroom (1875)
Washington Irving: History, Tales, and Sketches (1962)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: And Other Stories (1964)
The Complete Tales of Washington Irving (1975)
Non fiction
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville (1837)
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (1839)
Life of George Washington (1856)
Bracebridge Hall (1865)
aka The Humorists
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (1839)
Life of George Washington (1856)
Bracebridge Hall (1865)
aka The Humorists
Anthologies containing stories by Washington Irving
A Century of Humour (1925)
A Second Round of Tales (1926)
American Ghost Stories (1928)
A Century of Creepy Stories (1934)
The Great Book of Humour (1935)
The Great Book of Thrillers (1935)
The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries (1936)
Tales of the Supernatural (1962)
An ABC of Science Fiction (1966)
Where Nightmares Are (1966)
Rod Serling's Devils and Demons (1967)
The 7th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1971)
Great Tales of Terror from Europe and America Volume 2 (1972)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 1 (1973)
Summoned from the Tomb (1973)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories XIII: Russian, etc. and XIV: American (1976)
Sixty-Five Great Tales of the Supernatural (1979)
The 19th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1983)
Devilish Doings (1985)
Realms of Darkness (1985)
Great Short Stories of the World (1986)
American Gothic Tales (1996)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
A Second Round of Tales (1926)
American Ghost Stories (1928)
A Century of Creepy Stories (1934)
The Great Book of Humour (1935)
The Great Book of Thrillers (1935)
The Mammoth Book of Thrillers, Ghosts and Mysteries (1936)
Tales of the Supernatural (1962)
An ABC of Science Fiction (1966)
Where Nightmares Are (1966)
Rod Serling's Devils and Demons (1967)
The 7th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1971)
Great Tales of Terror from Europe and America Volume 2 (1972)
The Nightmare Reader Volume 1 (1973)
Summoned from the Tomb (1973)
The Masterpiece Library of Short Stories XIII: Russian, etc. and XIV: American (1976)
Sixty-Five Great Tales of the Supernatural (1979)
The 19th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories (1983)
Devilish Doings (1985)
Realms of Darkness (1985)
Great Short Stories of the World (1986)
American Gothic Tales (1996)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
Short stories
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1819) | |||
| Rip Van Winkle (1820) | |||
| The Spectre Bridegroom (1820) | |||
| The Bold Dragoon (1824) | |||
| The Adventure of the German Student (1825) | |||
| Governor Manco and the Soldier (1832) | |||
| The Legend of Don Munio Sancho De Hinojosa (1832) | |||
| Legend of the Two Discreet Statues (1832) | |||
| Guests from Gibbet Island (1855) | |||
| The Adventure of the Mason | |||
| The Angler | |||
| The Broken Heart | |||
| The Chronicles of the Reign of William the Testy | |||
| The Conquest By the Moon | |||
| The Crole Village | |||
| The Devil and Tom Walker | |||
| The Field of Waterloo | |||
| The Governor and the Notary | |||
| The Grand Prairie-A Buffalo Hunt | |||
| The Pride of the Village | |||
| The Stout Gentleman: a Stage Coach Romance | |||
| Traits of Indian Character | |||
| The Voyage | |||
| The Wife |
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