Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller, by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (1824) is a collection of essays and short stories composed by Washington Irving while he was living in Europe, primarily in Germany and Paris. The collection was published using Irving's pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon.
Contents
After the introductory "To the Reader", Tales of a Traveller is composed of four "books".
Part I: Strange Stories by a Nervous Gentleman
The Great Unknown
The Hunting Dinner
The Adventure of My Uncle
The Adventure of My Aunt
The Bold Dragoon, or the Adventure of My Grandfather
The Adventure of the German Student
The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture
The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger
The Story of the Young Italian
Part II: Buckthorne and His Friends
Literary Life
A Literary Dinner
The Club of Queer Fellows
The Poor Devil Author
Notoriety
A Practical Philosopher
Buckthorne, or the Young Man of Great Expectations
Grave Reflections of a Disappointed Man
The Booby Squire
The Strolling Manager
Part III: The Italian Banditti