NYSL: Brian Jay Jones on "Washington Irving"

http://www.nysoclib.org/notes/2008/washington_irving.html

April 2008 marked the 225th birthday of Washington Irving, one of America's first authors and a longtime New York Society Library trustee. In observance of this anniversary and National Library Week, the Library offered a celebration of libraries featuring wine, refreshments, and a keynote lecture about Irving's life and work.

The first American writer to live by his pen and the first to gain an international reputation, Washington Irving gave his fledgling nation her own distinct literature with works such as A History of New York and "Rip van Winkle." Jones' biography reveals a very human portrait of the sparkling public and challenging private life of this true American original.

Brian Jay Jones served as a speechwriter, ghostwriter, and policy analyst for two U.S. senators and now works as a writer and policy analyst. This is his first biography

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• 2008
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[pawsoned]

Interesting talk. I enjoyed it. Thanks