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A Washington Irving Sketch Book
You know two things Washington Irving wrote: a man who sleeps for twenty years and a headless horseman. Phillip Lopate, an essayist who calls himself a "minor writer" too, argues in this short, chatty book that America's first professional writer deserves more of your shelf. He takes you through Irving's life and work in a series of warmly sympathetic sketches.
The setting of the book is Irving's life: his hometown New York City, the Hudson River Valley, and a long stay in Europe. Princeton University Press kindly sent us a digital copy. This page is our introduction, not a review. Read it, then tell us what you think.
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