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Washington Irving

1783–1859

Best known for "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," this early American master helped turn local folklore into lasting literature. His wit, love of history, and gift for atmosphere made him one of the first U.S. writers to win a wide international readership.

38 Audiobooks

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving

The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon

by Washington Irving

Rip Van Winkle

by Washington Irving

Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete

by Washington Irving

Tales of a Traveller

by Washington Irving

The Alhambra

by Washington Irving

Old Christmas: from the Sketch Book of Washington Irving

by Washington Irving

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Washington Irving

by Washington Irving

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving

Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains

by Washington Irving

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida

by Washington Irving

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West

by Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville, Washington Irving

Old Christmas

by Washington Irving

Rip Van Winkle

by Washington Irving

The Alhambra

by Washington Irving

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)

by Washington Irving

Bracebridge Hall

by Washington Irving

Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey

by Washington Irving

Old Christmas

by Washington Irving

Tri Noveloj

by Washington Irving

Life of George Washington — Volume 01

by Washington Irving

Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography

by Washington Irving

Cuentos Clásicos del Norte, Segunda Serie

by Edward Everett Hale, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving

Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies

by Washington Irving

The Crayon Papers

by Washington Irving

Cuentos de la Alhambra

by Washington Irving

The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving

by Washington Irving

Spanish Papers

by Washington Irving

La Legendo de Dorm-Valeto

by Washington Irving

Crónica de la conquista de Granada (1 de 2)

by Washington Irving

Little Britain

by Washington Irving

Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists

by Washington Irving

Christmas Day

by Washington Irving

Crónica de la conquista de Granada (2 de 2)

by Washington Irving

Pokanoket'in Filip

by Washington Irving

The Christmas dinner, from "The sketch book"

by Washington Irving

Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two acts

by E. H. (Edward H.) Rauch, Washington Irving

Alhambra

by Washington Irving

About the author

Born in New York City in 1783, he became one of the first American authors to build a major literary reputation on both sides of the Atlantic. He wrote under several playful pen names, including Geoffrey Crayon and Diedrich Knickerbocker, and developed a style that mixed humor, travel writing, sketch, and storytelling.

His best-known works include The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., which introduced readers to "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Those stories helped shape the feel of American fiction by blending everyday places, old legends, and a gently mischievous voice.

He also wrote history and biography, spent significant time in Europe and Spain, and later lived at Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York. Washington Irving died in 1859, but his ghostly tales and warm, observant prose still make him a welcoming doorway into early American literature.