Francis Richard Stockton
Francis Richard Stockton (Frank R. Stockton), 1834-1902, American humorist and story writer, b. Philadelphia. He wrote several children's books including Ting - a - Ling (1870) and The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales (1881). Most notable among his many humorous books for adults were Rudder Grange (1879) and its sequels, The Rudder Grangers Abroad (1891) and Pomona's Travels (1894), and the famous title story of The Lady or the Tiger? (1884). His works were collected in 23 volumes (1899-1904).
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Stockton, Frank R. (Francis Richard Stockton)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Stockton, Frank R. (Francis Richard Stockton) (1834–1902),Philadelphia novelist and short‐story...romances on the subject. During the last three years of his life, Stockton lived in West Virginia, which he had already known and described...
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1878-1899: The Arts: Chronology
Book article from: American Eras
...down within four years of construction. Richard Morris Hunt, a favorite architect of the...Aroostook; Henry James, Daisy Miller; Frank R. Stockton, Rudder Grange; Albion W. Tourg é...New York at Madison Square Theater. May Francis F. Browne of Chicago publishes the first...
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