Afield and Afloat

1903. 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 Buller-Podington Compact; The Romance of a Mule-Car; The Governor-General; Old Applejoy's Ghost; Struck by a Boomerang; The Skipper and El Capitan; Come In, New Year; A Sailor's Knot; The Great Staircase at Landover Hall; The Ghosts in My Tower; and The Landsman's Tale. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.