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WashingtonIrvingwasAmeriea'sfirstmanofletterstobeknowninternationally．HisworkswerereceivedenthusiasticallybothinEnglandandintheUnitedStates．Hewas,infact,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofhistimeinthecountry,andatthesametimewinningtheadmirationoffellowwriterslikeScottinBritainaridPoeandHawthorneinheUnitedStates．Therespectinwhichhewasheldpartlyowingtothemanhimself,withhiswarmfriendliness,hisgoodsense,hisurbanity,hisgayspirits,hisartisticintegrity,hisloveofboththeOldWorldandtheNew．ThackeraydescribedIrvingas"agentleman,who,thoughhimselfborninnoveryhighsphere,wasmostfinished,polished,witty;sociallytheequalofthemostrefinedEuropeans．"InEnglandhewasgrantedanhonorarydegreefromOxford--anunusualhonorforacitizenofayoung,unculturednation--andhereceivedthemedaloftheRoyalSocietyofLiterature．AmericamadehimambassadortoSpain．
Irving'sbackgroundprovideslittletoexplainhisliteraryaehievements．Agiftedbutdelicatechild,hehadlittleschooling．Hestudiedlaw,butwithoutzeal,andneverdidpracticeseriously．HewasimmunetohisstrictPresbyterianhomeenvironment,frequentingbothsocialgatheringsandthetheater．
ThemainpointofthefirstparagraphisthatWashingtonIrvingwas（ ）． A．America'sfirstmanofletters
B．awriterwhohadgreatsuccessbothinandoutsidehisowncountry
C．amanwhowasabletomovefromliteraturetopolities
D．amanwhosepersonalcharmenabledhimtogetbywithbasicallyinferiorwork
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