# The Old Devil — The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories character guide

> The Old Devil in The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Devil, Devil

**First appearance:** 0050-the-imp-and-the-crust

## Who they are

A personification of evil who tempts characters in parables like 'The Imp and the Crust'.

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