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PRINCIPAL WORKS

Salmagundi; or, The Whim-whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq., and Others [with William Irving and James Kirke Paulding] (journal) 1807–8
A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty [as Diedrich Knickerbocker] (parody) 1809
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. [as Geoffrey Crayon] (short stories) 1819–20
Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists: A Medley [as Geoffrey Crayon] (short stories) 1822
Tales of a Traveller [as Geoffrey Crayon] (short stories) 1824
A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (biography) 1828
A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada (history) 1829
The Alhambra [as Geoffrey Crayon] (sketches and short stories) 1832
The Crayon Miscellany [as Geoffrey Crayon] (sketches and short stories) 1835
A Tour on the Prairies (travel sketches)...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Primary Sources
   1. Washington Irving (Story Date 1824)
4. General Commentary
   1. John Clendenning (Essay Date 1964)
   2. Michael Davitt Bell (Essay Date 1980)
5. Title Commentary
   1. "Adventure of the German Student"
6. Further Reading