The Devil And Tom Walker By Washington Irving

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  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving, 2007-01-01 Washington Irving [RL 8 IL 8-12] Tom bargains with Ol' Scratch and finds you can't avoid giving the devil his due. Theme: punishment for greed. 38 pages. Tale Blazers.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving, 2017-10-14 The Devil and Tom Walker is a short story by Washington Irving that first appeared in his 1824 collection Tales of a Traveller, as part of the Money-Diggers section. The story is very similar to the German legend of Faust. Stephen Vincent Ben�t drew much of his inspiration for The Devil and Daniel Webster from this tale. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Devil and Daniel Webster Stephen Vincent Benét, 1937-01-01 Washington Civic Theatre presents The Devil and Daniel Webster, a play in one act by Stephen Vincent Benet. [Directed by Day Tuttle, settings by William M. Girvan].
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving, 2017-09-10 The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving Classic Short Horror Stories - The Devil By his interest in popular legends the first of the great American writers shows his sympathy with the Romantic movement, which prevailed in his time in all the countries of Europe. His devil, however, has not been imported from the lands across the Atlantic, but is a part of the superstitions of the New World. The author himself did not believe in Old Scratch. The real devils for him were the slave-traders and the witch-hunters of Salem fame. It is interesting now to read a contemporary critic of Washington Irving's devil-story: If Mr. Irving believes in the existence of Tom Walker's master, we can scarcely conceive how he can so earnestly jest about him; at all events, we would counsel him to beware lest his own spells should prove fatal to him (Eclectic Review, 1825). Few people in those days had the courage to take Old Nick good-naturedly. Even the clever Madame de Stael, said Goethe, was greatly scandalized that I kept the devil in such good-humour. The devil appears in many colours, principally, however, in black and red. It is a common belief in Scotland that the devil is a black man, as may also be seen in Robert Louis Stevenson's story Thrawn Janet. There is no warrant in the biblical tradition for a black devil. Satan, however, appeared as an Ethiopian as far back as the days of the Church Fathers. The black colour presumably is intended to suggest his place of abode, whereas red denotes the scorching fires of hell. The devil was considered as a sort of eternal Salamander. In the New Testament he is described as a fiery fiend. Red was considered by Oriental nations as a diabolical colour. In Egypt red hair and red animals of all kinds were considered infernal. The Apis was also red-coloured. Satan's red beard recalls the Scandinavian god Donar or Thor, who is of Phoenician origin. Judas was always represented in mediaeval mystery-plays with a red beard; and down to the present day red hair is the mark of a suspicious character. The devil also appears as yellow, and even blue, but never as white or green. The yellow devil is but a shade less bright than his fiery brother. The blue devil is a sulphur-constitutioned individual. He is the demon of melancholy, and fills us with the blues. As the spirit of darkness and death, the devil cannot assume the colours of white or green, which are the symbols of light and life. The devil's dragon-tail is, according to Sir Walter Scott, of biblical tradition, coming from a literal interpretation of a figurative expression. A few interesting remarks on the expression The Devil and Tom Walker current in certain parts of this country as a caution to usurers will be found in Dr. Blondheim's article The Devil and Doctor Foster in Modern Language Notes for 1918.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Kidd the Pirate Washington Irving, 2020-08-26 Touching upon the legends surrounding the infamous captain William Kid, Washington Irving’s short story deals in feats of adventures, pirates, and buried treasure. The tempestuous life of William Kid and his return laden with booty gives vent to the rise of treasure-seekers, chasing wild rumours. Superstition, devilry, and magic intertwine in this short story that forms the backbone of American folklore tales about pirates and hidden, stolen goods. But do not hasten to grab the shovel – the aforesaid treasure is often guarded by the Devil himself. Versatile as the subject matter of his literary oeuvre, the name of Washington Irving still echoes in the corridors of the American literary canon. Having earned special status as a man of letters in America and Europe alike, Irving’s fame stems primarily from his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. An avid biographer and historian, his influence can be felt within a vast group of American and British authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, E. A. Poe, Charles Dickens, and Sir Walter Scott.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Tales of a Traveller Washington Irving, 1825
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Money Diggers Washington Irving, 2017-10-10 Classic tales of pirate lore from the father of American literature.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Bracebridge Washington Irving, 1893
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: 100 Great Short Stories James Daley, 2015-02-23 This is a wonderful collection of authors from America and around the world. Centuries are covered, making this a great resource for English teachers and any lover of literature. — Life Community Church This treasury of one hundred tales offers students and other readers of short fiction a splendid selection of stories by masters of the form. Contributors from around the world include Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Dickens, Anton Chekhov, Mark Twain, Saki, Luigi Pirandello, Kate Chopin, and Ring Lardner. The stories, which are arranged chronologically, begin with tales by Daniel Defoe (The Apparition of Mrs. Veal, 1705), Benjamin Franklin (Alice Addertongue, 1732), and Washington Irving (The Devil and Tom Walker, 1824). Highlights from the nineteenth century include Ivan Turgenev's The District Doctor (1852), Sarah Orne Jewett's A White Heron (1886), Thomas Hardy's Squire Petrick's Lady (1891), and Rudyard Kipling's Wee Willie Winkie (1899). From the twentieth century come James Joyce's Araby (1914), Franz Kafka's The Judgment (1916), Virginia Woolf's The Mark on the Wall (1921), The Broken Boot (1923) by John Galsworthy, and many others. A fabulous collections of stories sure to please any reader! The chronological layout is perfect for those looking to explore the development of stories over time and their relation to society. — Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Wild Huntsman Washington Irving, 1924
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Complete Tales Of Washington Irving Washington Irving, 1998-03-22 Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1975.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: An Episode of War Stephen Crane, 2009-04-28 Though best known for The Red Badge of Courage, his classic novel of men at war, in his tragically brief life and career Stephen Crane produced a wealth of stories—among them The Monster, The Upturned Face, The Open Boat, and the title story—that stand among the most acclaimed and enduring in the history of American fiction. This superb volume collects stories of unique power and variety in which impressionistic, hallucinatory, and realistic situations alike are brilliantly conveyed through the cold, sometimes brutal irony of Crane's narrative voice.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Devil and Tom Walker Washington Irving, Cristina Nicolae, 2006
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Widow And Her Son Washington Irving, 2000
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Rip Van Winkle, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving, 1963 A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Journeys Through Bookland Charles H. Sylvester, 2008-10-01 A collection of various pieces of poetry and prose.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving, 2016-10-15 From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by name of Sleepy Hollow... A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere. Washington Irving
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Devil and Tom Walker , 1896
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: A Tour on the Prairies Washington Irving, 1835 In the Fall of 1832 Washington Irving took part in what he called a month foray beyond the outposts of human habitation, into the wilderness of the Far West. As was his habit, Irving kept a memorandum book, which he later expanded into A Tour on the Prairies, a real-life Western adventure in the third decade of the nineteenth century. His account is fresh and clear. He saw and makes his readers see the frontiersmen, the trappers, the Indians, and the troopers as they actually were in the 1830s.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Swimming to Antarctica Lynne Cox, 2009-09-09 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this extraordinary book, the world’s most extraordinary distance swimmer writes about her emotional and spiritual need to swim and about the almost mystical act of swimming itself. Lynne Cox trained hard from age nine, working with an Olympic coach, swimming five to twelve miles each day in the Pacific. At age eleven, she swam even when hail made the water “like cold tapioca pudding” and was told she would one day swim the English Channel. Four years later—not yet out of high school—she broke the men’s and women’s world records for the Channel swim. In 1987, she swam the Bering Strait from America to the Soviet Union—a feat that, according to Gorbachev, helped diminish tensions between Russia and the United States. Lynne Cox’s relationship with the water is almost mystical: she describes swimming as flying, and remembers swimming at night through flocks of flying fish the size of mockingbirds, remembers being escorted by a pod of dolphins that came to her off New Zealand. She has a photographic memory of her swims. She tells us how she conceived of, planned, and trained for each, and re-creates for us the experience of swimming (almost) unswimmable bodies of water, including her most recent astonishing one-mile swim to Antarctica in thirty-two-degree water without a wet suit. She tells us how, through training and by taking advantage of her naturally plump physique, she is able to create more heat in the water than she loses. Lynne Cox has swum the Mediterranean, the three-mile Strait of Messina, under the ancient bridges of Kunning Lake, below the old summer palace of the emperor of China in Beijing. Breaking records no longer interests her. She writes about the ways in which these swims instead became vehicles for personal goals, how she sees herself as the lone swimmer among the waves, pitting her courage against the odds, drawn to dangerous places and treacherous waters that, since ancient times, have challenged sailors in ships.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Ghostly Tales Washington Irving, 2018-12-18 Ichabod Crane is a young schoolmaster from Connecticut now living in Sleepy Hollow, a settlement in New York State notorious for rumours of ghostly visitations, especially from the infamous Headless Horseman. Considered an outsider by the local inhabitants, he falls in love with the eighteen-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, but has to contend with the loutish Brom Bones for her affections. Then one night Crane's mounting problems come to a head when he finally experiences the horrors of the supernatural first-hand... A classic tale of American Gothic, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' has found a central place in the collective imagination and inspired many adaptations. Also included in this volume is a selection of some of Irving's most celebrated ghostly tales, such as 'The Phantom Island' and 'The Devil and Tom Walker'.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving, 1993-01-15 A collection of short stories written by Washington Irving.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Thirteen O'Clock Stephen Vincent Benét, 1901 Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds is a collection of Benét's finest and most famous short stories, including “The Devil and Daniel Webster” (1936), “By the Waters of Babylon” (1937), and “The King of the Cats” (1929). The complete contents consists of: By the Waters of Babylon The Blood of the Martyrs The King of the Cats A Story by Angela Poe The Treasure of Vasco Gomez The Curfew Tolls The Sobbin' Women The Devil and Daniel Webster Daniel Webster and the Sea Serpent Glamour Everybody was Very Nice A Death in the Country Blossom and Frui Introduction by Karl Wurf
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Walking The Boundaries Jackie French, 2016-04-01 'French knows how to conjure [an] imagined past, full of detail about how people lived during particular periods and within particular cultures' -- Viewpoint Martin lives in the city with his mum. He's come to walk the boundaries of the farm that's been in his family for generations. It sounds easy, especially as he'll own the land when he gets back. Martin's great-grandfather, Ted, doesn't even want him to walk around the farm's fences, just up the gorge and along the hills. But up in the gorge Martin meets Meg from almost a century ago and Wullamudulla from thousands of years in the past. Despite their differences they discover that they're all on the same journey ... and that walking the boundaries means more than following lines on a map. PRAISE FOR NANBERRY: BLACK BROTHER WHITE 'For really, really good Australian young-adult (and middle-grade) historical fiction, Jackie French has always been a winner ... With Nanberry: Black Brother White she delivers an excellent fictionalised account of the First Fleet's settlement at Sydney Cove ... a powerful novel' -- Australian Bookseller & Publisher, 5 stars 'She is one of few masters who can embed historic characters in rattling good tales, and her meticulous research is seamlessly inserted so that you live the detail rather than learn it. Even if you are not into history, Nanberry will hook you in ... Irresistible for history buffs of any age' -- Good Reading Magazine, 5 stars 'I've been telling all my friends to read this book, and to give it to their kids to read. It's absolutely engrossing' -- Herald Sun
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Salmagundi Washington Irving, 1860
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Heaven Is a World of Love Jonathan Edwards, 2020-10-02 Of the many good gifts the Lord has given his church on earth, none exceeds that of his love. The things of this earth are temporary, but love never ends (1 Cor. 13:8)—it is a present taste of future glory, made available through communion with the Holy Spirit. In this classic work, Heaven Is a World of Love, New England pastor Jonathan Edwards encourages Christians struggling through the imperfect life here on earth to experience the perfect love of God through an exposition of the biblical foundations for the cause of God's love, the objects of God's love, the enjoyment of God's love, and the fruits of God's love. Each page of pastoral insight will leave readers hungry to experience more of God.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Bracebridge Hall - The Humorists, A Medley (Illustrated) Washington Irving, 2022-05-17
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Christmas Dinner Washington Irving, 1923
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving, 1842
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Bar Code Tattoo (The Bar Code Trilogy, Book 1) Suzanne Weyn, 2012-10-01 Individuality vs. conformity. Identity vs. access. Freedom vs. control.The bar code tattoo.The bar code tattoo. Everybody's getting it. It will make your life easier, they say. It will hook you in. It will become your identity. But what if you say no? What if you don't want to become a code? For Kayla, this one choice changes everything. She becomes an outcast in her high school. Dangerous things happen to her family. There's no option but to run . . . for her life.Indivuality vs. conformity.. Identity vs. access. Freedom vs. control.The bar code tattoo.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Inn Kitchen Washington Irving, 2000
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Wolfert's Roost Washington Irving, 1855 Contains five pieces that might be called short stories: Mountjoy, a first-person story that originally was to have been developed into a novel entitled Rosalie; The Widow's Ordeal, a story of judicial combat gleaned from the annals of Spain; The Grand Prior of Minorca, heard from a Knight of Malta who loved to let his imagination carry him away; Guests from Gibbet Island, a legend of Communipaw found among the Knickerbocker papers at Wolfert's Roost; and The Adalantado of the Seven Cities: A Legend of St. Brandan. Also of interest are two fanciful pieces which lack sufficient plot development to be called short stories: Don Juan: A Spectral Research, about an amorous Spanish cavalier's encounter with his own funeral, and Legend of the Engulphed Convent, about a convent miraculously swallowed up in the earth just as ravaging Moors broke down its gate.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Judge's House Bram Stoker, 2022-02-15 In the story, a student arrives in a small town looking for a quiet place to stay while preparing for his examination. Making light of the local superstitions, he moves into an old mansion where a notorious hanging judge once lived. He is comfortably settled and engrossed in his work when, in the middle of the night, he is visited by an enormous rat with baleful eyes. As soon as the giant rat appears, other rats that infest the old house fall silent. When the great rat returns on the second night, the student begins to feel uneasy. He soon learns why the locals fear the Judge's House.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Voice in the Night William Hope Hodgson, 2015-02-10 The Voice in the Night, a short story by William Hope Hodgson, has been adapted by the cinema a number of times, most prominently in the 1963 Japanese film “Matango”. It also appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's paperback anthology “Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV”. William Hope Hodgson (1877 – 1918) was an English author that produced essays and novels, that mixes horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to his short stories, many of which are set on the ocean. Hodgson’s single most famous story is probably The Voice in the Night”, where a fisherman’s aboard a ship in the North Pacific, on night watch in a fog-bank, hears a voice call out from the sea. The voice asks for food, but it insists it can come no closer, that it fears the light, and that God is merciful. In payment for the food it tells a frightening tale… The Voice in the Night integrates the collection “Classics of World Literature”, developed by Atlântico Press, a publisher company present in the global editorial market, since 1992.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Kerfol Edith Wharton, 2018-04-05 Reproduction of the original: Kerfol by Edith Wharton
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, and Wolfert's Roost Washington Irving, 1895
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: A Horseman In The Sky Ambrose Bierce, 2014-07-08 On a warm afternoon in the fall of 1861 Carter Druse is on picket duty on top of a cliff overlooking a valley where five regiments of the Union army are resting. The enemy is near, and the Union force means to surprise them in the night unless “accident or vigilance” forewarns them. Druse had been sleeping but wakes to see a man on a horse surveying the activity in the valley below. He sights his rifle, but hesitates when the rider turns and seems to look straight at him. In a crisis of conscience, Druse questions where his duty lies. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent Washington Irving, 1822
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: Thirteen at Table Lord Dunsany, 2015-08-24 How can I ever thank you? he said to me then. We have been thirteen at table for thirty years and I never dared to insult them because I had wronged them all, and now you have done it and I know they will never dine here again.
  the devil and tom walker by washington irving: The Thing in the Forest (Storycuts) A S Byatt, 2011-11-17 Leaves rustle underfoot in a dark wood: two little girls, extracted from their homes in wartime London, encounter something terrifying in a forest. Later when they meet as grown women, they realise the experience has coloured their lives. A dark tale about the nature of stories themselves. Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was originally published in the collection Little Black Book of Stories.
Devil 和 Demon 的区别是什么? - 知乎
Devil is the ultimate evil spirit or the god of evil. Demons are spirits that do the work of the devil. However, sometimes they are used interchangeably. Another popular way to use "devil": As …

demon和devil有什么区别? - 知乎
相对于demon,devil是比较高级的恶魔。 Devil: 一般来说,devil是恶魔头头,能叫devil的恶魔,层次都非常高,都是Satan、Lucifer之类的魔鬼。此外,devil有强烈的宗教意味,基本上都用来 …

请问恶魔(英语里应该是Demon)与魔鬼(英语中为Devil)在西 …
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英文中的devil和demon还有evil有什么区别? - 知乎
但等级有些不同,可以这样记,devil是demon的首领。 再者“Demon”有时可形容一个人对某件事的投入,比如“he studied English every day for 10 hours like a demon” 而devil 有时会会用做对 …

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Devil 和 Demon 的区别是什么? - 知乎
Devil is the ultimate evil spirit or the god of evil. Demons are spirits that do the work of the devil. However, sometimes they are used interchangeably. Another popular way to use "devil": As …

demon和devil有什么区别? - 知乎
相对于demon,devil是比较高级的恶魔。 Devil: 一般来说,devil是恶魔头头,能叫devil的恶魔,层次都非常高,都是Satan、Lucifer之类的魔鬼。此外,devil有强烈的宗教意味,基本上都用来 …

请问恶魔(英语里应该是Demon)与魔鬼(英语中为Devil)在西 …
devil相当于你看到的教父里的黑手党,除了devil不是家族结构,他们干坏事是为了利益,会提前计划好,不会随随便便搞事情(教父Ⅲ里的丹特因为拷问一个人时过于残忍而被批评过)。

英文中的devil和demon还有evil有什么区别? - 知乎
但等级有些不同,可以这样记,devil是demon的首领。 再者“Demon”有时可形容一个人对某件事的投入,比如“he studied English every day for 10 hours like a demon” 而devil 有时会会用做对 …

路西法(Lucifer)和撒旦是什么关系? - 知乎
但是,有一点值得我们注意。当时还存在着一种次要传统,将路西法和撒但区别开来,只有路西法才是完全对立于上帝的魔鬼(the devil)。比如,在我们提到的威廉 ? 兰格伦的《农夫皮尔斯 …

有问题,就会有答案 - 知乎
知乎,中文互联网高质量的问答社区和创作者聚集的原创内容平台,于 2011 年 1 月正式上线,以「让人们更好的分享知识、经验和见解,找到自己的解答」为品牌使命。知乎凭借认真、专业 …

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Joker 和 clown 的区别是什么? - 知乎
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INTP T和 INTP A 的区别是什么? - 知乎
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