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…. In the 1820s, Irving traveled throughout Europe, making occasional extended stays. In Dresden, he became close with the Foster family and a favorite of the King of Saxony. In Paris, he collaborated unsuccessfully with playwright John Howard Payne, whose claim…

…From childhood, Owen Meany, like a miniature revivalist, passionately lectures his young and disinterested friend John Wheelwright on the finer points of theology. On no subject is he more adamant, than that of predestination. As as adult, John describes…

…American author, short story writer, essayist, poet, travel book writer, biographer, and columnist. Irving has been called the father of the American short story. He is best known for 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' in which the schoolmaster Ichabold…

…, she takes it upon herself to heal Franny. Frank and John find out about this, "it was Franny's sound that drew [them] - both keen and soft ... it was a sound almost without sex in it, although sex was the song's subject," (The Hotel New Hampshire, Page 245…

…Washington Irving was born on April 3, 1783 in Tarrytown, New York. His father was a merchant and owned an import business. Irving had literary influences early in his life. He was friends with Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Charles Dickens…

…Washington Irving Washington Irving is one of the most memorable writers in history for his many works. To learn more about Washington Irving these are three most important points of this author, historical background, work, and his last years…

…of ungratefulness is demonstrated through the quote "no mockeries for them; no prayers nor bells", Owen's words trigger emotions as the reader understands that soldiers were left to "die as cattle". "Futility" refers to a soldier attempting to wake a dead friend. Owen…

…Irving Penn has always strived for the best presentation of his work, he has become a master printer, revitalizing the platinum-palladium process as well as working with new techniques. The combination of innovative photography and meticulous printing…

…Washington Irving Washington Irving was an American writer, the first American author to achieve international fame, who created the fictional characters Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane. The strict acceptance and standing popularity of Irving's tales…

…on "Mystery Meat" (Irving, 288). In a sense, Owen turned them into mindless slaves that only listen to him. Owen manages to get the support he needs, and in turn Owen starts to change the school indirectly. The students were so drawn into him, that "The voice…