. "\"The Devil and Tom Walker\" is a short story by Washington Irving that first appeared in his 1824 collection Tales of a Traveller, as part of the \"Money-Diggers\" section. The story is very similar to the German legend of Faust.Stephen Vincent Ben\u00E9t drew much of his inspiration for \"The Devil and Daniel Webster\" from this tale."@en . "The Devil and Tom Walker"@en . . .