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Also Known As Francis Richard Stockton • Frank Richard Stockton
Born April 5, 1834 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died April 20, 1902 (aged 68) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Notable Works “Rudder Grange” • “The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine” • “The Lady, or the Tiger?” • “Ting-a-Ling Tales”

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