Creatively, Irving was inspired to write the story as a result of a nostalgic conversation with his brother in law. Practically, he was writing at this time, for the income. Earlier in the same year, 1818, he had been forced to file for bankruptcy.
Rip Van Winkle slept for twenty years in Washington Irving's story. He fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains and awoke two decades later to find the world around him had changed.
Washington Irving wrote the tale called Rip Van Winkle.
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Joseph Van Winkle was born on January 15, 1928, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
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Washington Irving describes Dame Van Winkle as a stout, shrewish woman known for her sharp tongue and domineering nature. She is depicted as a scold who constantly nags and berates her husband, Rip Van Winkle.
Rip Van Winkle is a fictional character created by American author Washington Irving, and there is no specific birth date provided for him in the story. "Rip Van Winkle" was published in 1819.
Walton Van Winkle has written: 'Quality of the surface waters of Washington' -- subject(s): Water, Water-supply, Composition
Rip Van Winkle.