Tales of a Traveller, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. is an 1824 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“.
Reception
Irving thought highly of Tales of a Traveller, saying: “I think there are in it some of the best things I have ever written”. He was therefore disappointed by the book’s generally poor critical reception.[1]: 50 Critic John Neal was severe in his critique,[1]: 86 saying in American Writers: “We hardly know how to speak of this sad affair …. No wonder that people have begun to question his originality”.[2] By the early 20th century, critics generally ranked it lower than The Sketch Book.[1]: 50
References
- ^ a b c Cairns, William B. (1922). British Criticisms of American Writings 1815–1833: A Contribution to the Study of Anglo-American Literary Relationships. University of Wisconsin Studies in Language and Literature Number 14. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin. OCLC 1833885.
- ^ Neal, John (1937). Pattee, Fred Lewis (ed.). American Writers: A Series of Papers Contributed to Blackwood’s Magazine (1824–1825). Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. pp. 138–139. OCLC 464953146.
External links
- Tales of a Traveller at Project Gutenberg
Tales of a Traveller public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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