Tales of a Traveller
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Tales of a Traveller, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1824) is a collection of essays and short stories written by Washington Irving
. It was written while Irving was living in Europe, primarily in Germany and Paris, and was published under his Geoffrey Crayon pseudonym
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Washington Irving
Washington Irving was an American author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th century. He was best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle", both of which appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works...
. It was written while Irving was living in Europe, primarily in Germany and Paris, and was published under his Geoffrey Crayon pseudonym
Pseudonym
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Contents
Following the introductory "To the Reader," Tales of a Traveller is composed of four "books."Part I: Strange Stories by a Nervous Gentleman
- The Great Unknown
- The Hunting Dinner
- The Adventure of My Uncle
- The Adventure of My Aunt
- The Bold Dragoon, or the Adventure of My Grandfather
- The Adventure of the German Student
- The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture
- The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger
- The Story of the Young Italian
Part II: Buckthorne and His Friends
- Literary Life
- A Literary Dinner
- The Club of Queer Fellows
- The Poor Devil Author
- Notoriety
- A Practical Philosopher
- Buckthorne, or the Young Man of Great Expectations
- Grave Reflections of a Disappointed Man
- The Booby Squire
- The Strolling Manager
Part III: The Italian Banditti
- The Inn at Terracina
- The Adventure of the Little Antiquary
- The Belated Travellers
- The Adventure of the Popkins Family
- The Painter's Adventure
- The Story of the Bandit Chieftain
- The Story of the Young Robber
- The Adventure of the Englishman
Part IV: The Money Diggers
- Hell Gate
- Kidd the Pirate
- The Devil and Tom WalkerThe Devil and Tom Walker"The Devil and Tom Walker" a short story by Washington Irving that first appeared in his 1824 collection of stories titled Tales of a Traveller. It was part of the "Money-Diggers" portion....
- Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams
- The Adventure of the Black Fisherman