author
Washington Irving
1783–1859
Best known for "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," this early American storyteller mixed humor, folklore, and a love of place in ways that still feel lively today. His work helped show that writers from the United States could win readers on both sides of the Atlantic.
43 Audiobooks
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida
by Washington Irving
Life of George Washington, volume 1 of 5
by Washington Irving
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
by Washington Irving
Bracebridge Hall
by Washington Irving
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
by Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving
Old Christmas
by Washington Irving
The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon
by Washington Irving
Astoria; Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains
by Washington Irving
Alhambra
by Washington Irving
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete
by Washington Irving
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and the Far West
by Washington Irving, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville
Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
by Washington Irving
The Crayon Papers
by Washington Irving
Tri Noveloj
by Washington Irving
Old Christmas: from the Sketch Book of Washington Irving
by Washington Irving
Tales of a Traveller
by Washington Irving
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools
by Washington Irving
The Alhambra
by Washington Irving
Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving
Oliver Goldsmith: A Biography
by Washington Irving
The Alhambra
by Washington Irving
Cuentos Clásicos del Norte, Segunda Serie
by Washington Irving, Edward Everett Hale, Nathaniel Hawthorne
La Legendo de Dorm-Valeto
by Washington Irving
Little Britain
by Washington Irving
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
by Washington Irving
Crónica de la conquista de Granada (1 de 2)
by Washington Irving
Christmas Day
by Washington Irving
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Washington Irving
by Washington Irving
The Christmas dinner, from "The sketch book"
by Washington Irving
Cuentos de la Alhambra
by Washington Irving
Crónica de la conquista de Granada (2 de 2)
by Washington Irving
Pokanoket'in Filip
by Washington Irving
Pennsylvania Dutch Rip Van Winkle: A romantic drama in two acts
by E. H. (Edward H.) Rauch, Washington Irving
Spanish Papers
by Washington Irving
Life of George Washington, volume 2 of 5
by Washington Irving
Life of George Washington, volume 3 of 5
by Washington Irving
Life of George Washington, volume 4 of 5
by Washington Irving
Salmagundi : or, The whimwhams and opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, esq., and others
by William Irving, Washington Irving, James Kirke Paulding
Legends of the conquest of Spain
by Washington Irving
Knickerbocker's history of New York, vol. 1 (of 2)
by Washington Irving
Knickerbocker's history of New York, vol. 2 (of 2)
by Washington Irving
About the author
Born in New York City in 1783, he became one of the first American writers to build a major international reputation. He began with satire and essays, then reached a wide audience with The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., the collection that includes "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
His writing often blends old-world storytelling with distinctly American settings, especially the Hudson Valley. Along with short fiction, he wrote history and biography, including books on Christopher Columbus, the Alhambra, and George Washington, and he also served as a diplomat in Spain.
Later in life he settled at Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York, where he remained closely linked with the landscape that shaped some of his most famous pages. He died in 1859, but his ghostly tales, comic voice, and gift for atmosphere have kept him a lasting presence in American literature.