The Devil and Tom Walker

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The Devil and Tom Walker is a short story by Washington Irving that satirically retells the Faust legend through the tale of a miserly New Englander who makes a fateful bargain with the Devil.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work
short story
alternateName The Devil and Tom Walker
surface form: Old Scratch and Tom Walker
author Washington Irving
basedOn Faust legend
containsCharacter moneylender
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalUse commonly taught in American high school literature courses
firstPublicationYear 1824
firstPublishedIn Tales of a Traveller
genre Gothic fiction
dark romanticism
satire
short story
hasAdaptation radio adaptations
television adaptations
includedIn American literature anthologies
language English
literaryMovement American Romanticism
literaryTechnique allegory
satire
mainCharacter Tom Walker
Tom Walker's wife
the Devil
narrativePerspective third-person narration
plotSummary A miserly New Englander makes a bargain with the Devil for wealth and is ultimately claimed by him.
publisher John Murray
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingLocation New England
settingTimePeriod early 18th century
theme consequences of making a pact with the Devil
greed
hypocrisy of religious pretenders
materialism
moral corruption

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The Devil and Tom Walker alternateName The Devil and Tom Walker
this entity surface form: Old Scratch and Tom Walker
Tom Walker appearsIn The Devil and Tom Walker
Tales of a Traveller notableStory The Devil and Tom Walker
Tom Walker protagonistOf The Devil and Tom Walker