id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 15984 Warner, Charles Dudley Washington Irving .txt text/plain 65108 3644 73 Washington Irving was born in the city of New York, April 3, 1783. settling in New York William Irving quit the sea and took to trade, in New York at the time of our author's birth was a rural city of about Irving's first literary publication was a series of letters, signed Irving at this time of life seemed always waiting by the pool for some Irving to write for him a love-letter, containing an offer of his heart The business of the Irving brothers soon absorbed all Washington's time The most anxious time of Irving's life was the winter of 1815-16. family at Birmingham, Irving tarried for a few days at a country place long as Irving remained in Spain, and gave to his diplomatic life I feel that this study of Irving as a man of letters would be was the great achievement of Irving's life. ./cache/15984.txt ./txt/15984.txt