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Frank R. Stockton

Born

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States

April 05, 1834

Died

April 20, 1902

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Children's

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Frank Richard Stockton was an American writer and humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular during the last decades of the 19th century. Stockton avoided the didactic moralizing common to children's stories of the time, instead using clever humor to poke at greed, violence, abuse of power and other human foibles, describing his fantastic characters' adventures in a charming, matter-of-fact way. ...more

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Frank R. Stockton’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 16,270 ratings · 1,413 reviews · 428 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lady or the Tiger? And, the Discourager of Hesitancy 3.92 avg rating — 5,102 ratings — published 1882 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady or the Tiger? 3.93 avg rating — 2,943 ratings — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lady Or The Tiger And Other Stories 3.96 avg rating — 732 ratings — published 1884 — 192 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bee-Man of Orn by Frank R. Stockton, P.J. Lynch (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 1887 — 153 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Griffin and the Minor Canon by Frank R. Stockton, Maurice Sendak really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 1963 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts 3.71 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1898 — 200 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Captain Horn 3.65 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1895	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uma História de Gravidade Negativa 3.55 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1886	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 4.21 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1886 — 140 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories of New Jersey 4.04 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1961 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Frank R. Stockton

Captain Horn (2 books)
by

Frank R. Stockton,

Amédée Forestier (Illustrator)

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Quotes by Frank R. Stockton (?)

“Most people are too silly to be truly interested in any thing. They herd together like cattle, and do not know what is good for them.”
― Frank R. Stockton

tags: scepticism, society

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“In every grain of wheat there lies hidden the soul of a star.”
― Frank R. Stockton, The Best Short Stories of All Time, Volume II

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“There is nothing better,” said Barbel, noticing my glance toward this novel counterpane, “for a bed covering than newspapers: they keep you as warm as a blanket, and are much lighter. I used to use Tribunes, but they rattled too much.”
― Frank R. Stockton, His Wife's Deceased Sister

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Polls

Frank R. Stockton's classic tale The Lady or the Tiger? ends without the reader ever finding out what the ending will be.

Personally, what do you like to think lies behind the door?

The Tiger

10 votes, 71.4%

The Lady

4 votes, 28.6%

14 total votes

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