Washington IRVING
Washington Irving.
Born on 3 April 1783 in Manhattan, New York City, Province of New York.
Died on 28 November 1859 in Tarrytown, New York.
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Categories:
Tales,
Works,
Collected works.
Portrait of Washington Irving in 1809 by John Wesley Jarvis.
TALES
Rip Van Winkle (1819).
The spectre bridegroom (1819).
The legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820).
The Abencerrage (1855).
WORKS
The letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, gent. (1802).
Salmagundi (1807–1808).
A history of New York (1809).
Subtitle: From the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty.
English:
1809, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (1st edition);
— 1812, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (2nd edition);
— 1819, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia; 3rd edition);
— 1820 (London; new edition);
— 1821 (Glasgow);
— 1821, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London);
— 1824, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (New York; 4th American edition);
— 1824 (London);
— 1836, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia; new edition);
— 1848 (New York; revised edition);
— 1886, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (New York; new edition, containing unpublished corrections of the author).
A biographical sketch of Thomas Campbell (1810).
Published simultaneously in Albany by Farrand and Green, in Baltimore by Philip Nicklin, in Boston by Mallory, in Philadelphia by Edward Earle, and in Portland by Lyman and Hall in 1810, in The poetical works of Thomas Campbell, in both a single volume and a two-volume edition. Revised in 1815.
English:
1810 (Albany; two-volume edition);
— 1810 (Baltimore; single volume);
— 1811 (Baltimore; 2nd American edition);
— 1815 (Philadelphia; revised);
— 1866 (Biographies and miscellanies).
Biography of James Lawrence (1813).
The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. (1819–1820).
Published in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore in seven numbers, on 23 June, 31 July, 13 September and no later than 30 November 1819, 1 January, 15 March and 13 September 1820 respectively.
Contents: No. 1: Prospectus. — The author’s account of himself. — The voyage. — Roscoe. — The wife. — Rip Van Winkle. — No. 2: English writers on America. — Rural life in England. — The broken heart. — The art of book making. — No. 3: A royal poet. — The country church. — The widow and her son. — The boar’s head tavern, Eastcheap. — No. 4: The mutability of literature. — Rural funerals. — The inn kitchen. — The spectre bridegroom. — No. 5: Christmas. — The stage coach. — Christmas eve. — Christmas day. — No. 6: John Bull. — The pride of the village. — The legend of Sleepy Hollow. — No. 7: Westminster Abbey. — The angler. — Stratford-on-Avon. — Little Britain. 1820 English edition: Christmas day split into Christmas day and The Christmas dinner, and additional texts: Traits of Indian character, Philip of Pokanoket, and L’envoy. 1848 revised edition’s additional texts: A Sunday in London and London antiques.
English:
1819, No. 1,
No. 2,
No. 3,
No. 4,
No. 5,
No. 6 and
No. 7 (New York; 1st edition);
— 1819, No. 1 and
No. 4 (New York: 2nd edition);
— 1820, vol. 1 (London: John Miller);
— 1820, vol. 2 (London: John Murray);
— 1820, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London; second English edition);
— 1820, vol. 1 (London; third English edition);
— 1821, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London; new edition);
— 1821, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London; fifth English edition);
— 1822, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London);
— 1823 (Dresden);
— 1824, vol. 2 (New York; 4th American edition);
— 1824, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Paris: Galignani);
— 1824, vol. 1 (London);
— 1826, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London);
— 1828, vol. 2 (Philadelphia; 6th American edition);
— 1829, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia; 7th American edition);
— 1836 (Paris);
— 1843 (Leipzig);
— 1848 (New York; revised edition).
Bracebridge Hall, or The humorists (1822).
Tales of a traveller (1824).
A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus (1828).
A chronicle of the conquest of Granada (1829).
Published in Philadelphia by Carey, Lea and Carey on 20 April 1829, and in London by John Murray on 23 May 1829. Reviewed by Irving himself anonymously in The Quarterly Review
in 1830. Revised edition published in Philadelphia by George Putnam in 1850, in volume XIV of The works of Washington Irving.
English:
1829, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia);
— 1829, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London);
— 1829, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Paris);
— 1835, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia; new edition);
— 1836, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia);
— 1838, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia);
— 1850 (New York; revised, as Chronicle of the conquest of Granada);
— 1854 (New York);
— 1864 (New York);
— 1869 (New York
— 1871 (Philadelphia; People’s edition);
— 1872 (Philadelphia; Riverside edition);
— 1882 (New York; Hudson edition);
— 1888 (New York; Hudson edition);
— 1889 (New York; Hudson edition);
— 1892, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (New York and London; Knickerbocker edition).
French:
Histoire de la conquête de Grenade, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Jean Cohen, 1829);
— Conquête de Grenade (Adrien Lemercier, 1840; adaptation);
— Histoire de la conquête de Grenade, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Xavier Eyma, 1865; translation of the 1829 edition).
Voyages and discoveries of the companions of Columbus (1831).
The Alhambra (1832).
Published in Philadelphia by Carey and Lea in 1832, and in London by Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley in the same year. Revised edition published in New York by George Putnam in 1851.
English:
1832, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Philadelphia);
— 1832, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (London);
— 1832, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Paris: Baudry);
— 1832 (Paris: Galignani);
— 1851 (New York; revised edition).
French:
Les contes de l’Alhambra, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (Adèle Sobry, 1832;
see also 1837, vol. 1 and
vol. 2).
A tour on the prairies (1835).
Published in Philadelphia by Carey, Lea and Blanchard in 1835, in The Crayon miscellany, No. 1.
English:
1835 (Philadelphia; 1st edition).
Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey (1835).
Published in Philadelphia by Carey, Lea and Blanchard in 1835, in The Crayon miscellany, No. 2.
English:
1835 (Philadelphia; 1st edition).
Legends of the conquest of Spain (1835).
Published in Philadelphia by Carey, Lea and Blanchard in 1835, in The Crayon miscellany, No. 3.
English:
1835 (Philadelphia; 1st edition).
Astoria (1836).
The adventures of Captain Bonneville (1837).
The life of Oliver Goldsmith (1840).
Biography and poetical remains of the late Margaret Miller Davidson (1841).
Mahomet and his successors (1850).
Wolfert’s roost (1855).
The life of George Washington (1855–1859).
Published in New York by George Putnam in five volumes, in April or May 1855, December 1855, July 1856, May 1857 and April 1859 respectively.
English:
1855–1859, vol. 1,
vol. 2,
vol. 3,
vol. 4 and
vol. 5 (New York; 1st edition);
— 1860–1861, vol. 1,
vol. 2,
vol. 3,
vol. 4 and
vol. 5 (New York).
Spanish papers (1866).
English:
1832, vol. 1 and
vol. 2 (New York).
COLLECTED WORKS
The complete works of Washington Irving in one volume (1834).
Published in Paris by Baudry.
Contents:
Memoir of Washington Irving.
— Salmagundi.
— A history of New York.
— The sketch book.
— Bracebridge Hall.
— Tales of a traveller.
— A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus.
— Voyages and discoveries of the companions of Columbus.
— A chronicle of the conquest of Granada.
— The Alhambra.
The works of Washington Irving in two volumes (1840).
Published in Philadelphia by Lea and Blanchard.
Volume 1:
A history of New York.
— The sketch book.
— Bracebridge Hall.
Volume 2:
Tales of a traveller.
— A chronicle of the conquest of Granada.
— The Alhambra.
The works of Washington Irving in 15 volumes (1848–1850).
Published in New York by George Putnam. All works revised by the author.
1. A history of New York (1848).
2. The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. (1848).
3. The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, vol. 1 (1848).
4. The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, vol. 2 (1849).
5. Voyages and discoveries of the companions of Columbus (1849).
6. Bracebridge Hall (1849).
7. Tales of a traveller (1849).
8. Astoria (1849).
9. The Crayon miscellany (1849).
10. The adventures of Captain Bonneville (1849).
11. Oliver Goldsmith (1849).
12. Mahomet and his successors, vol. 1 (1850).
13. Mahomet and his successors, vol. 2 (1850).
14. The conquest of Granada (1850).
15. The Alhambra (1850).
The works of Washington Irving in 22 volumes (1860–1861).
Published in New York by George Putnam.
1. A history of New York (1860).
2. The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, gent. (1861).
3. The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, vol. 1 (1861).
4. The life and voyages of Christopher Columbus, vol. 2 (1861).
5. Voyages and discoveries of the companions of Columbus (1861).
6. Bracebridge Hall (1860).
7. Tales of a traveller (1860).
8. Astoria (1861).
9. The Crayon miscellany (1861).
10. The adventures of Captain Bonneville (1861).
11. Oliver Goldsmith (1861).
12. Mahomet and his successors, vol. 1 (1861).
13. Mahomet and his successors, vol. 2 (1861).
14. The conquest of Granada (1861).
15. The Alhambra (1861).
16. Wolfert’s roost (1861).
17. Salmagundi (1860).
18. The life of George Washington, vol. 1 (1860).
19. The life of George Washington, vol. 2 (1860).
20. The life of George Washington, vol. 3 (1861).
21. The life of George Washington, vol. 4 (1861).
22. The life of George Washington, vol. 5 (1861).
Created on 10 May 2026. Updated on 16 May 2026.
