Washington Irving

Washington Irving was born in 1783 to a family of 11 children. A religiously mixed family, Irving grew up to study the law and briefly played at being a lawyer. However, his real passion was for history and literature, and soon enough his natural talents expressed themselves in acclaimed pieces of art which won Irving international fame.
== Facts: ==
-Washington Irving is best known for his two short fiction stories, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, both of which deal with supernatural tales inherited from New England's Dutch heritage.
-Many of Irving's best works are actually based on real events and were used by Irving to ferry important clues about dangerous supernatural forces to a wider audience without breaking the Discipline Arcani.
-Washington journeyed extensively in his life, touring much of Europe and acquainting himself with the traditions and practices of native Adepts.
-He also spent a lot of time in libraries, so much so that it is little wonder he wasn't inducted into the Order of Scribes...
-Sometime around 1814, Irving met up with a colonel in New York, who was a Resurrectionist serving in the Sons of Liberty Chapter. This man's name was Ichabod Crane, and the tale he told Irving of his encounter with the Headless Hessian inspired Irving to pen his magnum opus.
== References: ==
-http://www.online-literature.com/irving/
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