The Great Unknown

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The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work section
short story cycle
associatedWithAuthor Washington Irving
surface form: Geoffrey Crayon (pseudonym of Washington Irving)
author Washington Irving
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublishedIn Tales of a Traveller
genre gothic fiction
mystery fiction
supernatural fiction
hasInfluenceOn American gothic short story tradition
later supernatural tale writers
hasNarrativePerspective first-person frame narrator
hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great Unknown: A Hunting Dinner

The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great Unknown: Introduction

The Great Unknown: The Adventure of My Aunt
The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of My Uncle

The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Black Fisherman

The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the German Student

The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture

The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Great Unknown: The Bold Dragoon
hasTheme fear of the unknown
folklore and legend
ghosts and apparitions
imagination
mystery
psychological suspense
skepticism versus belief
storytelling
the supernatural
the uncanny
isSectionOf Tales of a Traveller
surface form: Tales of a Traveller, Book II
language English
literaryForm short stories
literaryMovement Romanticism
narrativeFrame frame narrative of travellers telling tales
notableFor blend of humor and the supernatural
early American use of European gothic motifs
exploration of rational versus irrational explanations of events
originalMedium print
partOf Tales of a Traveller
publicationYear 1824
publisher John Murray
settingCategory Europe
timePeriodOfCreation early 19th century
workInSeries Tales of a Traveller story groups

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Tales of a Traveller hasPart The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great Unknown: Introduction
The Great Unknown hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great Unknown: A Hunting Dinner
The Great Unknown hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of My Uncle
The Great Unknown hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great Unknown: The Bold Dragoon
The Great Unknown hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the German Student
The Great Unknown hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture
The Great Unknown hasPart The Great Unknown self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Great Unknown: The Adventure of the Black Fisherman