Black and white portrait of a 19th-century man in formal attire with a bow tie and waistcoat against a plain background.
Cover of Rip Van Winkle Classic Edition by Washington Irving with textured, abstract background in muted earth tones.
On this day in 1783 Washington Irving was born.
Irving was one of the USA's first authors. He is best known for writing 'Rip Van Winkle'.
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