
Frank R Stockton - The Bee-Man of Orn & Other Fanciful Stories
Frank Richard Stockton was born in Philadelphia on 5th April 1834.
His father, a Methodist minister, discouraged Stockton’s literary career from an early age. Feeling unable to go against those wishes it was for many years that Stockton’s income was maintained as a wood engraver.
His first work was only published in 1867 and his first collection only appeared in 1870. Despite this late arrival ...
Frank Richard Stockton was born in Philadelphia on 5th April 1834.
His father, a Methodist minister, discouraged Stockton’s literary career from an early age. Feeling unable to go against those wishes it was for many years that Stockton’s income was maintained as a wood engraver.
His first work was only published in 1867 and his first collection only appeared in 1870. Despite this late arrival ...