Quote of the day
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?
Washington Irving
Born: April 3, 1783
Died: November 28, 1859 (aged 76)
Bio: Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.
Known for:
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820)
- Gottfried Crayon's Skizzenbuch (1819)
- Tales of the Alhambra (1832)
- A History of New York (1809)
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