TThe Legacy of Washington Irving with BRIAN JAY JONES - host Mark Eddy

Biographer BRIAN JAY JONES joins us to discuss his magnificent work on America's foremost, early author Washington Irving. In his early youth, he was basically his own creation: Rip Van Winkle. However, he would go on to have an impressive career as a minister to Spain. His Spanish experiences influenced his writings. They foreshadowed Poe's fantasy/sci fi writings. He was lionized by many of the leading authors of the age like Dickens, Scott and Mary Shelley. We'll learn about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of 19th Century publishing. Brian's writing career is an example of stellar biographical writing. We will examine what it takes to write a comprehensive biography.

Brian Jay Jones | Inspirational. Celebrational. Muppetational.