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. 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.[1] where he produced some of his first literary work. The couple then moved to Nutley, New Jersey

Complete and unabridged paperback edition. First Published 1881

10 short fairy tales from 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 1. The Floating Prince 2. How the Aristocrats Sailed Away; A Sequel to The Floating Prince 3. The Reformed Pirate 4. Huckleberry 5. The Gudra's Daughter 6. The Emergency Mistress 7. The Sprig of Holly 8. The Magician's Daughter and the High-Born Boy 9. Derido; or, The Giant's Quilt 10. The Castle of Bim

Excerpt from The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales AS the prince walked away from the walls Of his native city, he felt quite down-hearted, although he was by nature gay and hopeful. He did not believe that he could find any country which would want him for a ruler. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Happy Prince and Other Tales is a collection of stories for children by Oscar Wilde first published in May 1888. It contains five stories: "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket".