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The Devil and Daniel Webster
Stephen Vincent Benét · 1936short story
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- Genrehistorical fantasy
- Themefaith and religion
- Tonewhimsical
"The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Daniel Webster, a noted 19th-century American statesman, lawyer and orator. The narrative references real events in the lives of Webster and his family.
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Placement
- contained in Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessedanthology
- contained in Devilsanthology
- contained in The American Fantasy Traditionanthology