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The Devil and Tom Walker & Other Stories by Washington IrvingUPC: 037145098388
Published by Aerie
ISBN13 9781559029834
ISBN printed on back cover - 1559029838 may be incorrect
Paperback
4.1 x 6.8 inches, 215 pages
"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving that first appeared in his 1824 collection Tales of a Traveller, in "The Money-Diggers" part of volume II. The story is very similar to the German legend of Faust.
Stephen Vincent Benét drew much of his inspiration for "The Devil and Daniel Webster" from this tale.
The story first recounts the legend of the pirate William Kidd, who is rumored to have buried a large treasure in a forest in colonial Massachusetts. Kidd made a deal with the devil to protect his money. The devil's conditions are unknown. Kidd died never able to reclaim his money, but the devil has protected it ever since.
