Stockton, Frank

Stockton, Frank (Francis Richard) (Paul Fort, John Lewees, pen names) (1834–1902) writer, editor; born in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a wood engraver, then became the assistant editor of St. Nicholas Magazine in New York (1873–81). He wrote for adults, notably his short story, "The Lady or the Tiger?" (1882), and books for children, such as The Bee-Man of Orn, and other Fanciful Tales (1887). Later he lived in New Jersey (1890), and settled in Charles Town, W. Va. (1899).