What is NOT one possible reason that Irving claimed his story, "Rip Van Winkle' came from Diedrich Knickerbocker? If people did not like it, he could pass the blame to Knickerbocker. It was custom for European authors to use pseudonyms when writing. It was his real name, given to him by his German grandfather. It was a creative way to introduce the story.

What is NOT one possible reason that Irving claimed his story, "Rip Van Winkle' came from Diedrich Knickerbocker? If people did not like it, he could pass the blame to Knickerbocker. It was custom for European authors to use pseudonyms when writing. It was his real name, given to him by his German grandfather. It was a creative way to introduce the story.