Tales of a Traveller
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Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection → |
| author | Washington Irving → |
| copyrightStatus | public domain → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| criticalReception | mixed on initial publication → |
| firstPublicationYear | 1824 → |
| followedBy | The Alhambra → |
| genre |
humor
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romanticism → short stories → supernatural fiction → |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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television adaptations of individual stories → |
| hasEdition |
19th-century American editions
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modern annotated editions → |
| hasIllustrationsInSomeEditions | true → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American Gothic fiction
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later supernatural short stories → |
| hasPart |
Buckthorne and His Friends
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The Great Unknown → The Italian Banditti → The Italian Banditti →
surface form: "The Money-Diggers"
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| includedIn | collections of Washington Irving’s works → |
| language | English → |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism → |
| literaryStyle |
blend of romance and satire
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use of frame narrative → |
| narrativeFrame | travel-themed tales → |
| notableFor |
early American contributions to short story form
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popularization of supernatural tales in American literature → |
| notableStory | The Devil and Tom Walker → |
| originalMedium | print → |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works of Washington Irving → |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
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| precededBy | Bracebridge Hall → |
| publisher | John Murray → |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
various European locations → |
| structure | four parts → |
| subjectOf | literary criticism → |
| theme |
folklore and legend
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greed → storytelling → supernatural → travel → |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 19th century → |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Tales of a Traveller, Part II"
this entity surface form: "Tales of a Traveller, Book II"