The Devil and Tom Walker
- Author
- Benjamin Kozlowski
- Published
- Tue 23 Feb 2021
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/benjamin-kozlowski/episodes/The-Devil-and-Tom-Walker-eqs3s8
Professor Kozlowski discusses Washington Irving's delightful and cutting short story of social satire and satanic shenanigans: "The Devil and Tom Walker". This includes some discussion of where the story succeeds - and fails - in its commentary on 19th century racism, Irving's whip-smart prose, and a substantial tangent on usury.
