Bowden, Mary Weatherspoon. Washington Irving. Boston: Twayne, 1981. Bowden underlines the integrity of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., in which “Rip Van Winkle” first performed, and proposes that Irving’s most highest literary accomplishment was his style. Though the book was not known, it include two of the most famous American short stories, one being “Rip Van Winkle” Mary Bowden received her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. She taught in the English Department at University of Tennessee for sixteen years. She has written three books: On the Road with Washington Irving, Washington Irving and Phillip Freneau.
Hedges, William L. Washington Irving: An American Study, 1802-1832. Baltimore:
Hedges, William L. Washington Irving: An American Study, 1802-1832. Baltimore: