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Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) I. A Brief Introduction to Washington Irving 1.Inclination, financial crisis, and emotional difficulties made him a professional writer when he was nearly forty years old with no sense of vocation, but recognizing his talent with words. 2.Neither a romantic or a neoclassical sentimentalist, Irving was a transitional figure with involvement and alienation. ( History of New York, 1809, neoclassical satire in America; The Sketch Book, 1819, romantic ) 3.He was a critical figure in the development of an American literary consciousness, being the first to find a l