Never heard of Frank Stockton?
Neither had I till we got this set of six wonderfully preserved hardcovers.
Mr. Stockton wrote using humor, in a day when almost all writing was consumed by the time's Victorian morality. You have probably heard the plot of his most famous story, The Lady, or the Tiger. Which door did the hero chose to open? Read our book and find out the answer. (Or maybe not.)
This 1908 six volume set of books with bright green covers and gold trim can come home with you for only $14.
So curl up next to a fan, or if you are lucky enough, to the air conditioning, and let yourself be swept away to a different time and a different place. (Look for these beauties in the sets section.)
Adventures of Captain Horn
The Lady or the Tiger
The Late Mrs. Null
The Magic Egg
Mrs. Cliff's Yacht
Rudder Grange
P.S. Not only was Frank a writer and a humorist, he was also the world's record Hot Dog Eating Champion of the 1850s. That's a pretty unique way to make money to feed your family, but that is what he did to bring in the needed ten cents a day. To me that makes him sound strange, creative and probably a whole lot desperate.
