Briefly the editor of the Analectic magazine, his later works included Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveler, and The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, USA. He studied law under Judge Josiah Hoffman, 
Briefly the editor of the Analectic magazine, his later works included Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveler, and The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, USA. He studied law under Judge Josiah Hoffman, but it was his satirical magazine, Salmagundi, that led him to begin work on his A History of New York. Known for The Alhambra and The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, For 10 points-- name this American author of "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Briefly the editor of the Analectic magazine, his later works included Bracebridge Hall, Tales of a Traveler, and The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, USA.
Washington {Irving}