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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.
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Frank Richard Stockton, byname of Francis
Richard Stockton (born April 5,
1834, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died April 20,
1902, Washington, D.C.) American popular
novelist and short-story writer of mainly
humorous fiction, best known as the author of
the title story of a collection called The Lady, or
the Tiger? (1884).
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The Lady, or The Tiger?—Frank Stockton
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Frank R. Stockton
•At the height of his success, Frank R. Stockton
was considered a major literary figure in the
United States, second in importance only to Mark
Twain.
•Stockton’s body of work fills twenty-three
volumes and includes stories, novels, and
nonfiction.
•Yet today, this writer is known primarily for his
story, “The Lady, or the Tiger?”
•The story created a stir at the time it was
published, as well as afterward; it was later
turned into an operetta, a play,www.assignmentpoint.com
a movie, and a
recording.
(1834-1902)