<p>Washington Irving (1783 - 1859) was a short story writer essayist biographer historian and diplomat of the early 19th century. ‘The Devil and Tom Walker’ is a short story which first appeared in Irving’s 1824 collection Tales of a Traveller and shows similarities to the German legend of Faust. The narrative first recounts the legend of the pirate William Kidd and his buried treasure. Later Tom Walker and his wife a greedy and miserly couple appear. On a walk in the swamp Tom meets the devil and strikes a deal with him by offering Tom the pirate’s treasure in exchange for his soul …</p>
Title | The Devil and Tom Walker |
Author | Washington Irving |
Narrator | Tyler Wood |
Media | Audiobooks |
Genre | General Fiction |
ISBN | 9781094206493 |
Published | 2019-12-14 |
Stock | In stock |
Duration | 27 minutes |