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The father of the 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 expression 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 ) Main Work 《纽约外史》A History of New York,1809 《柑掌录》（即《见闻札记》）The Sketch Book o