[PAR] [TLE] Rip Van Winkle [SEP] "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819.  Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England, it is part of a collection entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. " Although the story is set in New York's Catskill Mountains, Irving later admitted, "When I wrote the story, I had never been on the Catskills."  The story's title character is a Dutch-American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War. [PAR] [TLE] The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [SEP] The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., commonly referred to as The Sketch Book, is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by American author Washington Irving.  It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820.  The collection includes two of Irving's best-known stories, attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle".  It also marks Irving's first use of the pseudonym "Geoffrey Crayon", which he would continue to employ throughout his literary career.
[PAR] [TLE] Rip Van Winkle [ SEP ] " Rip Van Winkle " is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819 . Written while Irving was living in Birmingham , England , it is part of a collection entitled " The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . " Although the story is set in New York 's Catskill Mountains , Irving later admitted , " When I wrote the story , I had never been on the Catskills . " The story 's title character is a Dutch - American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War . [PAR] [TLE] The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . [ SEP ] The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . , commonly referred to as The Sketch Book , is a collection of 34 essays and short stories written by American author Washington Irving . It was published serially throughout 1819 and 1820 . The collection includes two of Irving 's best - known stories , attributed to the fictional Dutch historian Diedrich Knickerbocker , " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " and " Rip Van Winkle " . It also marks Irving 's first use of the pseudonym " Geoffrey Crayon " , which he would continue to employ throughout his literary career .
What author wrote a story about a  Dutch-American villager attributed to fictional historian Diedrich Knickerbocker?
What author wrote a story about a Dutch - American villager attributed to fictional historian Diedrich Knickerbocker ?
Washington Irving
Washington Irving