The Complete Works of Washington Irving Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. This collection includes the following: Knickerbocker’s History of New York, Complete Tales of a Traveller Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Astoria The Adventures of Captain Bonneville Old Christmas The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada The Student’s Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Alhambra Spanish Papers Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey Oliver Goldsmith The Crayon Papers Wolfert’s Roost and Miscellanies Little Britain