Let's Make a Deal… With the Devil! (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The Bottle Imp, Faust, Satan's Diary, Modern Mephistopheles, The Monk, The Devil's Elixirs…By Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Marie Corelli, Leonid Andreyev, Louisa May Alcott, Washington Irving, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Oscar Wilde, E. T. A. Hoffmann, William Makepeace Thackeray, Nikolai Gógol
Length88h 16m
About this audiobook
Let's Make a Deal… With the Devil! gathers a remarkable cross-section of literary encounters with temptation, bargaining, damnation, and moral ambiguity. Moving across Gothic terror, Romantic metaphysics, satirical fantasy, psychological realism, and supernatural fable, the anthology situates the diabolical pact as one of world literature's most enduring narrative devices. From Faustian striving and grotesque comedy to spectral visitation and ironic comeuppance, these works reveal the devil not merely as villain, but as mirror, negotiator, and measure of human desire. The collection draws together major voices from European, Russian, and American traditions, including canonical figures of Romanticism, realism, Gothic fiction, and fin-de-siècle decadence. Its contributors helped shape modern ideas of conscience, individualism, social hypocrisy, and spiritual crisis. Read collectively, their varied treatments of infernal compact illuminate the cultural anxieties of their eras: ambition in an age of progress, faith under pressure from skepticism, and the uneasy relation between moral freedom and worldly success. This anthology is ideal for readers seeking both entertainment and intellectual breadth. It offers a compact yet richly varied exploration of how different literary traditions imagine evil, choice, and consequence. Students, scholars, and general readers alike will find in these pages a lively dialogue among styles, periods, and moral visions, making the volume a compelling introduction to the devil's enduring place in the literary imagination.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror, General Fiction
Length88 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
95Chapter 4
2Introduction
96Chapter 5
3Historical Context
97Chapter 6
4Synopsis (Selection)
98Chapter 7
5Let’s Make a Deal… With the Devil!
99Chapter 8
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6The Bottle Imp (Robert Louis Stevenson)
100Chapter 9
7The Sorrows of Satan (Marie Corelli)
101Chapter 10
8I
102Chapter 11
9II
103Chapter 12
10III
104Chapter 13
11IV
105Chapter 14
12V
106Chapter 15
13VI
107Chapter 16
14VII
108Chapter 17
15VIII
109Chapter 18
16IX
110Chapter 19
17X
111Chapter 20
18XI
112The Devil's Elixirs (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
19XII
113Volume I
20XIII
114Chapter I.
21XIV
115Chapter II.
22XV
116Chapter III.
23XVI
117Chapter IV.
24XVII
118Chapter V.
25XVIII
119Chapter VI.
26XIX
120Chapter VII.
27XX
121Chapter VIII.
28XXI
122Chapter IX.
29XXII
123Chapter X.
30XXIII
124Chapter XI.
31XXIV
125Chapter XII.
32XXV
126Chapter XIII.
33XXVI
127Chapter XIV.
34XXVII
128Chapter XV.
35XXVIII
129Chapter XVI.
36XXIX
130Chapter XVII.
37XXX
131Chapter XVIII.
38XXXI
132Chapter XIX.
39XXXII
133Chapter XX.
40XXXIII
134Chapter XXI.
41XXXIV
135Chapter XXII.
42XXXV
136Chapter XXIII.
43XXXVI
137Chapter XXIV.
44XXXVII
138Chapter XXV.
45XXXVIII
139Chapter XXVI.
46XXXIX
140Chapter XXVII.
47XL
141Chapter XXVIII.
48XLI
142Chapter XXIX.
49XLII
143Volume II
50Satan's Diary (Leonid Andreyev) (pt. 1)
144Chapter I.
51Satan's Diary (Leonid Andreyev) (pt. 2)
145Chapter II.
52Satan's Diary (Leonid Andreyev) (pt. 3)
146Chapter III.
53A Modern Mephistopheles (Louisa May Alcott)
147Chapter IV.
54I
148Chapter V.
55II
149Chapter VI.
56III
150Chapter VII.
57IV
151Chapter VIII.
58V
152Chapter IX.
59VI
153Chapter X.
60VII
154Chapter XI.
61VIII
155Chapter XII.
62IX
156Chapter XIII.
63X
157Chapter XIV.
64XI
158Chapter XV.
65XII
159Chapter XVI.
66XIII
160Chapter XVII.
67XIV
161Chapter XVIII.
68XV
162Chapter XIX.
69XVI
163Chapter XX.
70XVII
164Chapter XXI.
71XVIII
165Chapter XXII.
72The Devil and Tom Walker (Washington Irving)
166Chapter XXIII.
73The Monk (Matthew Gregory Lewis)
167The Devil's Wager (William Makepeace Thackeray)
74Preface
168St. John's Eve (Nikolai Gógol)
75Volume I
169The Mysterious Stranger (Mark Twain)
76Chapter I
170Chapter I
77Chapter II
171Chapter II
78Chapter III
172Chapter III
79Volume II
173Chapter IV
80Chapter I
174Chapter V
81Chapter II
175Chapter VI
82Chapter III
176Chapter VII
83Chapter IV
177Chapter VIII
84Volume III
178Chapter IX
85Chapter I
179Chapter X
86Chapter II
180Chapter XI
87Chapter III
181Faust (Goethe) (pt. 1)
88Chapter IV
182Faust (Goethe) (pt. 2)
89Chapter V
183Faust (Goethe) (pt. 3)
90The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
184Faust (Goethe) (pt. 4)
91The Preface
185Faust (Goethe) (pt. 5)
92Chapter 1
186Analysis
93Chapter 2
187Reflection
94Chapter 3
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