The Knight Of Malta By Washington Irving

'The Knight of Malta' by Washington Irving is part of the author's famed Knickerbocker series of works and details a supposed encounter the author had with an aged veteran of the religious order. The story goes on further to include a fictional article about a story involving a convocation of Maltese Knights that involves disappearances and the possibility of the supernatural. 
It's important to note that, at the beginning of the story, Irving's narrator recounts how he found the 'Chevalier' studying occult topics, including alchemy and astrology. Something which, apparently, was in vogue among members of the then exiled Maltese Order. 
-http://www.online-literature.com/irving/3691/
-http://fullreads.com/literature/the-knight-of-malta/5/
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