A Bicycle of Cathay

With a memorial sketch of Mr. Stockton and a Bibliography of his work. Thonias Hewlings Stockton, clergyman, wrote fantastic tales for children under the pen name Frank R. Stockton. He also wrote books for adults. Among his amusing books for children Rudder Grange is the best known. The Lady and the Tiger, Adventures of Captain Horne, Mrs. Null, Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine, The Hundredth Man, Great Stone of Sardis, and Captain's Tollgate were also quite popular. Contents: The Doctor's Daughter; A Bad Twist; The Duke's Dressing-Gown; A Bit of Advice; The Lady and the Cavalier; The Holly Sprig Inn; Mrs. Chester is Troubled; Orso; A Runaway; The Larramie Family; The Three McKennas; Back to the Holly Sprig; A Man with a Letter; Miss Edith is Disappointed; Miss Willoughby; An Icicle; A Forecaster of Human Probabilities; Repentance Avails Not; Beauty, Purity and Peace; Back From Cathay; A Memorial Sketch of Mr. Stockton, by Marian E. Stockton and A Bibliographical List of the Writings of Mr. Stockton.


Genre: Literary Fiction