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
short story collection
author Washington Irving
copyrightStatus public domain
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
criticalReception mixed on initial publication
firstPublicationYear 1824
followedBy The Alhambra
genre humor
romanticism
short stories
supernatural fiction
hasAdaptation radio adaptations
television adaptations of individual stories
hasEdition 19th-century American editions
modern annotated editions
hasIllustrationsInSomeEditions true
hasInfluenceOn American Gothic fiction
later supernatural short stories
hasPart Buckthorne and His Friends
The Great Unknown
The Italian Banditti
The Italian Banditti
surface form: "The Money-Diggers"
includedIn collections of Washington Irving’s works
language English
literaryMovement Romanticism
literaryStyle blend of romance and satire
use of frame narrative
narrativeFrame travel-themed tales
notableFor early American contributions to short story form
popularization of supernatural tales in American literature
notableStory The Devil and Tom Walker
originalMedium print
partOfAuthorBibliography works of Washington Irving
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: "London"
precededBy Bracebridge Hall
publisher John Murray
setting United States of America
surface form: "United States"

various European locations
structure four parts
subjectOf literary criticism
theme folklore and legend
greed
storytelling
supernatural
travel
timePeriodOfCreation early 19th century

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Buckthorne and His Friends firstPublishedIn Tales of a Traveller
The Devil and Tom Walker firstPublishedIn Tales of a Traveller
The Great Unknown firstPublishedIn Tales of a Traveller
The Italian Banditti firstPublishedIn Tales of a Traveller
this entity surface form: "Tales of a Traveller, Part II"
Tom Walker firstPublishedInWork Tales of a Traveller
Buckthorne and His Friends isSectionOf Tales of a Traveller
The Great Unknown isSectionOf Tales of a Traveller
this entity surface form: "Tales of a Traveller, Book II"
Washington Irving notableWork Tales of a Traveller
Buckthorne and His Friends partOf Tales of a Traveller
The Great Unknown partOf Tales of a Traveller
The Italian Banditti partOf Tales of a Traveller
Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists relatedWork Tales of a Traveller
Bracebridge Hall relatedWorkByAuthor Tales of a Traveller

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