[PAR] [TLE] Washington Irving [SEP] Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.  He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his book "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. " His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith, and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th-century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors and the Alhambra.  Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. [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] Washington Irving [ SEP ] Washington Irving ( April 3 , 1783 – November 28 , 1859 ) was an American short story writer , essayist , biographer , historian , and diplomat of the early 19th century . He is best known for his short stories " Rip Van Winkle " ( 1819 ) and " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " ( 1820 ) , both of which appear in his book " The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon , Gent . " His historical works include biographies of George Washington , Oliver Goldsmith , and Muhammad , and several histories of 15th - century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus , the Moors and the Alhambra . Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846 . [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 .
the writer of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" also wrote a short story about a Dutch-American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War that was published in what year?
the writer of " The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " also wrote a short story about a Dutch - American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War that was published in what year ?
1819
1819