Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1824) is a collection of essays and short stories composed by Washington Irving while he was living in Europe, primarily in Germany and Paris. The collection was published using Irving's pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon.
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Author | Washington Irving |
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Country | United States/England (concurrently published) |
Language | English |
Genre | Essays & Short stories |
Publisher | John Murray (UK) Carey & Lea (USA) |
Publication date | 1824 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | 0-940450-59-3 (reprint) |
OCLC | 22207793 |
813/.2 20 | |
LC Class | PS2052 1991 |
Preceded by | Bracebridge Hall |
Followed by | A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus |
Contents
After 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 Walker"
- "Wolfert Webber, or Golden Dreams"
- "The Adventure of the Black Fisherman"
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