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100 1 _aBoynton, Henry Walcott,
_d1869-1947
245 1 0 _aWashington Irving
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aRiverside Biographical Series, number 11
500 _aRelease date is 2008-06-26
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Washington Irving" by Henry Walcott Boynton is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and works of Washington Irving, one of the first prominent American writers, known for his ability to capture both domestic and foreign literary attention. The narrative likely focuses on Irving's personal background, his journey as a writer, and his contributions to the Renaissance of American literature. The opening of the biography sets the stage by establishing Irving's significance as a pioneer in American letters, tracing the origins of his family from Scotland to New York and discussing his upbringing under contrasting parental influences. The text sketches a picture of Irving's early life, highlighting his normal childhood, interests, and aspirations—albeit with a sense of uncertainty about his talent and future in writing. It details his formative experiences in school and his haphazard entry into literary work as a young man, creating an intimate introduction to the man behind the pen and a foundation for understanding his later contributions to American literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIrving, Washington, 1783-1859
653 _aAuthors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
830 0 _aRiverside Biographical Series, number 11
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25908
999 _c66909
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