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Washington Irving. 1783 - 1859. Washington Irving. Irving was born on the week that the American War of Independence ended. He was named after George Washington. Short Stories. The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon 1819 Included The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle and Little Britain
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Washington Irving 1783 - 1859
Washington Irving • Irving was born on the week that the American War of Independence ended. • He was named after George Washington.
Short Stories The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon 1819 Included The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle and Little Britain Tales of a Traveler 1924 Included The Devil and Tom Walker
Colonial Period • The Colonial period lasted from 1607 - 1783. • The end of the revolutionary war was the beginning of a new independent America.
Pseudonym • A pseudonym is a fake name used by an author. • Washington Irving sometimes used the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Diedrich Knickerbocker • Irving made up an elaborate story about the fictional Mr. Knickerbocker. • He pretended he was an old Dutch historian who had gone missing from his hotel room, without paying his bill.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow • Set in Tarry Town in New York around 1790. • The town is supposed to be haunted by a “headless horseman” • The story of a teacher named Ichabod Crane who wishes to marry a girl named Katrina Von Tassel.
Ichabod’s rival is a man named Abraham Van Brunt, who’s nickname is “Brom Bones.” • One night Ichabod is chased - apparently by the horseman and never seen again. • Brom Bones marries Katrina.
Rip Van Winkle • Rip Van Winkle is set in a village in New York at the foot of the Catskill mountains • Rip Van Winkle is a friendly, but lazy man who’s wife nags him constantly to do some work.
One day he goes into the mountains and discovers a mysterious group of people playing ninepins and drinking a strange drink. • After tasting their drink, Rip falls asleep for 20 years and misses the revolution. • When he returns his wife and many friends are dead, but he returns to his old idle life.
Little Britain • Little Britain is a very different story to the other three. • It is a nostalgic tale about an area of London that is becoming more modern.
One family - The Lambs - become rich and start to behave differently, soon other people start to copy them and the old traditions are lost.
The Devil and Tom Walker • The Devil and Tom Walker is set near Boston in 1727 • The story of a man who makes a deal with the devil. • He becomes a money lender and grows rich.
However, he starts to get worried as he gets older and becomes - or pretends to become - very religious. • However, he is still carried off by the devil in the end
Format • Introduction of PLACE • Introduction of CHARACTER • Story • Conclusion
The Past and the Passage of Time • All of the stories are set in the recent past, not the present day. • Little Britain in particular is about change over time, but they all deal with this theme in some way.
Fables and Myths Many traditional stories were brought across from Europe, Irving uses these stories as inspiration. • People within the stories enjoy and believe tales of ghosts and monsters. • Real recent historical figures are also used in the stories.
Nationality • Many Dutch settlers lived in the 13 colonies. • Originally New York was called New Amsterdam.
Women and Wives • What is Washington Irving’s attitude to the women in the stories? • Are they written about in the same way as the men? • Does it matter?
