Review: Tales of a Traveler
Tales of a Traveler is a collection of classic suspense (ghost) stories from one of America’s first literary writers. Washington Irving shows his skill at producing these tales set in the framing sequence of a collection of men marooned by weather. As historically interesting as that is, the stories have been repeated many places and are really not that gripping any more. Irving is a great writer, but very much of his moment here. The very details and craft that made the stories gripping in the moment distances them from a modern reader. It’s interesting to see these tales in their native form, but I cannot really recommend them.