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Stockton, Francis Richard

author, was born April 5, 1834, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is a widely popular humorist and novel-writer who first attracted general notice by his now famous Rudder Grange, a thoroughly original piece of humor. In the same vein are The Rudder Grangers Abroad, and Other Stories; Pomona's Travels; and The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine. His other works, which all display original inventive humor, are, Tales Out of School; The Ting-a-Ling Stories; Roundabout Rambles; What Might Have Been Expected; A Jolly Fellowship; The Floating Prince; The Story of Viteau; The Late Mrs. Null; The Lady or the Tiger?, his most celebrated work; The Christmas Wreck, and Other Stories; The Hundredth Man; The Bee Man of Orn; The Dusantes; Amos Kilbright; Ardis Claverden; The Great War Syndicate; The Stories of the Three Burglars; The Merry Chanter; The House of Martha; Kobel Land; The Clocks of Rondaine; The Watchmaker's Wife; The Adventures of Captain Horn; A Chosen Few; Personally Conducted; A Story-Teller's Pack, a volume of short stories; Stories of New Jersey; and Captain Chap, or the Rolling Stones.