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1、The father of the American literature,Washington irving,The Father of American Literature,Biography,Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 November 28, 1859) The youngest of eleven children of a prosperous New York merchant family. an American author, essayist, biographer and historian inventing the expre
2、ssion the almighty dollar,He made his literary debut in 1802 -a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle -his pen name- Jonathan Oldstyle.,He achieved international fame with the publication of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1819-1820 ),The first and most important work:
3、A History of New York,1809,Main Work,纽约外史A History of New York,1809,柑掌录（即见闻札记）The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.(1819-1820 ) 其中收录睡谷的传说The legend of the Sleepy Hollow 瑞普凡温克尔Rip Van Winkle 布雷斯布里奇田庄Bracebridge Hall,1822 旅人述异（即旅客谈）Tales of a Traveller,1824,1815-1826 In Britsh,Irvings grave marked
4、 by a flag Sleepy Hollow Cemetery,Memorials,Washington Irving, postage stamp,1940,Achievements,The father of American literature. The first American literary humorist. The first modern short stories writer. The first to write history and biography as entertainment. Introduced the nonfiction prose as a literary genre. He use gothic looks forward to Poem.,