Rip Van Winkle

This short story is written by Washinton Irving who was born on April 3,1783in Newyork.He was an american author,short story writer,essayit,poet,travel book writer,biographer,and columist.Irving has been called the father of the american short story.Early in his life,Irving developed a pession for books.He read Robinson Crusoe,Sinbad the Sailor and the World Displyed.He spent the last years of his life in Tarrytown from 1848 to 1859 and he died there on November28,1859.