The Devil and Tom Walker
| "The Devil and Tom Walker" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Washington Irving | |
| Country | United States/England |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Tales of a Traveller |
| Publisher | John Murray (UK) Carey & Lea (USA) |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 1824 |
"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.
The story inspired other tales, including Wilhelm Hauff's "Heart of Stone" (1827) and Stephen Vincent Benét's "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936).