Poor Devil Author, Part Two

Tales of a Traveller

by Washington IRVING (1783 - 1859)

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.

Listen next episodes of Tales of a Traveller:
Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman, Part Two , Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman, Part Three , Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman, Part One , Adventure of the Little Antiquary , Adventure of the Popkins Family , Buckthorne; or, the Young Man of Great Expectations, Part One , Buckthorne, Part Five , Buckthorne, Part Four , Buckthorne, Part Seven , Buckthorne, Part Six , Buckthorne, Part Three , Buckthorne, Part Two , Hell Gate , Inn at Terracina , Kidd, the Pirate , Story of the Bandit Chieftain , Story of the Young Robber, Part One , Story of the Young Robber, Part Two , The Booby Squire , The Devil and Tom Walker, Part One , The Devil and Tom Walker, Part Two , The Painter's Adventure , The Strolling Manager , Wolfert Webber; or, Golden Dreams, Part One , Wolfert Webber; or, Golden Dreams, Part Three , Wolfert Webber; or, Golden Dreams, Part Two