The Devil and Daniel Webster
1936 short story by Stephen Vincent Benét / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"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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Short story by Stephen Vincent Benét | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fantasy |
Publication | |
Published in | The Saturday Evening Post |
Publication type | Periodical |
Publication date | October 24, 1936 |
The story appeared in The Saturday Evening Post (October 24, 1936) and was published in book form by Farrar & Rinehart the following year. The story won the O. Henry Award. The author also adapted it in 1938 as a folk opera, with music by Douglas Stuart Moore, a fellow Yale University alumnus.