Tales Of A Traveller

Washington Irving was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely through his writings and is considered to be the Father of the American Short Story.

 

A collection of tales written after visits to Germany and France, was largely considered a failure.

 

 

 

The Tales includes:

 

A Hunting Dinner

 

The Adventure of My Uncle

 

The Adventure of My Aunt

 

The Bold Dragoon

 

The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture

 

The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger

 

The Story of the Young Italian

 

Buckthorne and his friends

 

A Literary Dinner

 

The Club of Queer Fellows

 

The Poor Devil Author