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The Devil and Tom Walker, and Hurst of Hurstcote
Written by Washington Irving and E. Nesbit
Narrated by B. J. Harrison
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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Washington Irving paints an effulgent portrait of the New England countryside as Tom Walker walks with the Devil. Would you dare to bargain with the Devil for your soul?
This audiobook also includes "Hurst of Hurstcote", by E. Nesbit. Here, a young man is so stricken by the passing of his wife that his sanity begins to stray. And, as madness spreads its paralyzing influence over him, he unearths a shocking conclusion
This audiobook also includes "Hurst of Hurstcote", by E. Nesbit. Here, a young man is so stricken by the passing of his wife that his sanity begins to stray. And, as madness spreads its paralyzing influence over him, he unearths a shocking conclusion
Author
Washington Irving
Nueva York, 1783 - Sunnyside, 1859. Escritor norteamericano perteneciente al mundo literario del costumbrismo. Washington Irving es el primer autor americano que utiliza la literatura para hacer reír y caricaturizar la realidad, creando además el estilo coloquial que después utilizarían Mark Twain y Hemingway.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gothic parody, tells the story of Tom Walker who meets up with devil in the swamp. The devil is cutting down trees that are flourishing on the outside but rotting in the inside. Tom makes a deal with the devil and becomes a man of usury, a money lender. As he destroys people by lending money, Tom becomes a "violent" church goer. I especially enjoyed the description of Tom's relationship with his equally miserly wife. This is a story of greed that destroys and corrupts