Tales of a Traveller
Volume 1 of the first US edition. | |
| Author | Washington Irving |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Essays & Short stories |
| Publisher | John Murray (London) H.C. Cary & I. Lee (Philadelphia) |
Publication date | 1824 |
| Publication place | United States/England (concurrently published) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-940450-59-3 (reprint) |
| OCLC | 22207793 |
| 813/.2 20 | |
| LC Class | PS2052 1991 |
| Preceded by | Bracebridge Hall |
| Followed by | A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus |
Tales of a Traveller, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1824) is a two-volume, four-part (plus an introduction) collection of essays and short stories authored by Washington Irving. He compiled the collection while he was living in Europe, primarily in Germany and Paris and published it under his pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.. Notable stories included are "The Adventure of the German Student", "Kidd the Pirate", and "The Devil and Tom Walker".