The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a short story by celebrated American author Washington Irving, was first published in 1820 without illustrations in “The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” Best known ...

Washington Irving's Illustrations of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Designed and Etched by F.O.C. Darley for the Members of the American Art Union, 1850 [44.40.2] Printer: Plates printed by Sarony & ...

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Fox Nation's 'Washington Irving: The Father of Halloween and Christmas' explores the iconic author's contributions to the celebrations of both holidays in America today.

Washington Irving was not bred to any profession, and had a fixed aversion, not characteristic of his countrymen, ... The illustration we have Italicized is rather wit than humor; ...

Horseman illustration by AdobeStock/Michele Paccione; mask photo by AdobeStock/Leigh Prather. T wo full centuries ago, in a stroke of commercial genius, Washington Irving created a spectral character ...

Washington Irving's Headless Horseman Of Sleepy Hollow Turns 200 NPR's Scott Simon talks to historian Elizabeth Bradley about the 200th anniversary of the publication of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Rip Van Winkle, a short story by celebrated American author Washington Irving, was first published in 1819 without illustrations in “The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” Best known for his ...

WASHINGTON IRVING occupied much too prominent a position among his literary contemporaries not to be aware that a narrative of his life would be called for by his countrymen.