An edition of The devil and Daniel Webster (1937)
The devil and Daniel Webster
By Stephen Vincent Benét
Publish Date
1937
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Language
eng
Pages
61
Description:
Having promised his soul to the Devil in exchange for good fortune, Jabez Stone asks the talented lawyer Daniel Webster to get him out of the bargain.
subjects: Fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Legislators, Devil, Temptation, Children's fiction, Devil, fiction, Drama, American literature, short story, American literature, history and criticism, the devil, Lawyers, fiction, Trials, fiction, American Short stories, Short stories, Short stories, American, deals with the devil, Souls, Jury trials, unfair trials
People: Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Mr. Scratch, Walter Butler (1753-1781), Simon Girty (1741-1818), Philip, 'King' (Metacomet) Sachem of the Wampanoaga (-1676), Thomas Dale Sir (-1619), Thomas Morton (1579-1647), Edward Teach (-1718), Reverend John Smeet, Jabez Stone, John Hathorne (1641-1717)
Places: New England, Cross Corners, New Hampshire, New Hampshire