- Tales of a Traveller
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Washington Irving
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Writing under the pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, Washington Irving chronicled his travels through Europe in the early 1820’s. He wrote of people he met, places he saw and stories he was told. In fact, much of the work is recounting tales told to him by those with exotic adventures that were waiting to be shared. “Tales of a Traveler” is broken up into four separate parts or “Books,” as Irving called them. The final book is almost a post-script to “Knickerbocker’s History of New York” as he tells stories and describes Manhattan Island and nearby lands as they were almost two hundred years ago. This rough land, still mostly wilderness, had the fingerprints of the early Dutch colonists evident throughout. (Greg Giordano)
To Nancy, whose determination and faith brought her through our darkest hour.
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- Chapters
- Introduction
- A Hunting Dinner
- Adventure of my Uncle
- Adventure of my Aunt
- Bold Dragoon
- Adventure of the Mysterious Picture
- Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger
- Story of the Young Italian
- Literary Life
- Literary Dinner
- Club of Queer Fellows
- Poor Devil Author, Part One
- Poor Devil Author, Part Two
- Buckthorne; or, the Young Man of Great Expectations, Part One
- Buckthorne, Part Two
- Buckthorne, Part Three
- Buckthorne, Part Four
- Buckthorne, Part Five
- Buckthorne, Part Six
- Buckthorne, Part Seven
- The Booby Squire
- The Strolling Manager
- Inn at Terracina
- Adventure of the Little Antiquary
- Adventure of the Popkins Family
- The Painter's Adventure
- Story of the Bandit Chieftain
- Story of the Young Robber, Part One
- Story of the Young Robber, Part Two
- Hell Gate
- Kidd, the Pirate
- The Devil and Tom Walker, Part One
- The Devil and Tom Walker, Part Two
- Wolfert Webber; or, Golden Dreams, Part One
- Wolfert Webber; or, Golden Dreams, Part Two
- Wolfert Webber; or, Golden Dreams, Part Three
- Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman, Part One
- Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman, Part Two
- Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman, Part Three
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