Books with author Frank E. Stockton

The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales 10 short fairy tales from 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. The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales A collection of nine enchanting short stories filled with curious beasts and unexpected endings. Included are The Bee-Man of Orn; The Griffin and the Minor Canon; Old Pipes and the Dryad; The Queen's Museum; Christmas Before Last: Or, The Fruit of the Fragile Palm; Prince Hassak's March; The Battle of the Third Cousins; The Banished King; and The Philopena(summary by Gryphon Perkins)

Stockton, who lived from 1834 to 1902, was author of such other popular works as Rudder Grange and John Gayther's Garden. On his way toward modern times, Stockton stops to take in the most interesting and colorful tales from city and country -- such as that of Penelope Stout, shipwrecked and then attacked by a party of natives, who then manages to survive within a hollowed-out tree -- or that of the schoolmaster who discovers his one-room schoolhouse is turning into a gambling house in the dead of night!

Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter, is a satirical novel sending the reader on an exciting adventure with the pirate Stede Bonnet. Bonnet’s daughter Kate embarks on adventures of her own as she tries desperately to turn her father from his pirating ways. Throughout this great tale Kate’s beauty and charm captivate many young bachelor’s whose hearts yearn to marry her. Will Kate’s influence as an only daughter be enough to change Stede Bonnet before it’s too late and who will ultimately win Kate’s hand in marriage?Included with this book is a detailed author’s biography of Frank R. Stockton. Also, as a bonus you will receive a fun list of How to Talk Like a Pirate - Common Terms Used by Pirates and Speak Like a Pirate - Common Terms Used by Pirates so that you too can learn how to speak like a real pirate!

This volume of stories, composed of historical incidents, or material connected with the history of New Jersey, is not intended to be a record, even in a condensed form, of the rise and progress of the State. The stories are arranged chronologically, but there has been no attempt to give a complete and continuous account of events or epochs. The material for the stories has been collected from many sources; and the selections have been made with regard to the interest, the instructiveness, and as far as possible the novelty, of the matter chosen. There has been a constant endeavor, however, to present a series of historical incidents in a panoramic form, so that the reading of the stories in their regular succession would give an impressive idea of the discovery and settlement of the State, of its people, manners, and customs, and of its progress and achievements, as it was gradually evolved from the Indian region of Scheyichbi into the State of New Jersey. In these stories there is nothing imaginative or fanciful, except where a reference is made to the early imaginings and fancies of the aborigines. The stories are not founded on facts, but they are made up of facts carefully collected from the authorities referred to in the table of contents. Some of the stories are well known, but could not be omitted because of their representative character; but others, it is hoped, will be found familiar only to the professed student of history. The period of the stories extends from the earliest times of Indian tradition down to what may be called our own day; but as there was so much available matter, and so little space for it, and as there was no intention to give a comprehensive history of the State, it was deemed well to deal only with the incidents and people that have passed out of the boundaries of current history.

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Excerpt from The Clocks of Rondaine: Other StoriesIn an unpretentious house which stood on a corner of two of the smaller streets in the town lived a young girl named Arla. For a year or more Arla had been in the habit of waking up very early in the morning, sometimes long before daylight, and it had become a habit with her to lie and listen to the clocks. Her room was at the top of the house, and one of its windows opened to the west and another to the south, so that sounds entered from different quarters. Arla liked to leave these windows open so that the sounds of the clocks might come in.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.