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Frank Richard Stockton (April 5, 1834 – April 20, 1902) 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. ==Life== Born in Philadelphia in the year 1834, Stockton was the son of a prominent Methodist minister who discouraged him from a writing career. After he married Mary Ann Edwards Tuttle, they moved to Burlington, New Jersey.〔Theodore F. Wolfe, M.D. “A Bookish Corner of New Jersey”, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, Volume 65 ( J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1900) 103.〕 where he produced some of his first literary work. The couple then moved to Nutley, New Jersey.〔(2003 Hall of Fame Inductee Frank R. Stockton, 1834–1902 – Author ), Nutley, New Jersey Hall of Fame. Accessed February 9, 2011.〕 For years he supported himself as a wood engraver until his father's death in 1860; in 1867, he moved back to Philadelphia to write for a newspaper founded by his brother. His first fairy tale, "Ting-a-ling," was published that year in ''The Riverside Magazine''; his first book collection appeared in 1870. He was also an editor for ''Hearth and Home'' magazine in the early 1870s.〔Mott, Frank Luther. ''A History of American Magazine, 1865-1885'', p. 99 (1938)〕 He died in 1902 of cerebral hemorrhage〔(''"Death of Frank R. Stockton,"'' ) The Literary Digest, May 3, 1902.〕 and is buried at The Woodlands in Philadelphia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank R. Stockton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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