Love before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast is a short story by Frank R. Stockton about a young man named John who falls in love with a woman he meets at a hotel breakfast table. The story explores themes of chance encounters, romance, and the power of first impressions.

By Frank R. Stockton · First published 1896 · Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama

More by Frank R. Stockton

• The Lady, or the Tiger? (1882)
• Old Applejoy's Ghost (1902)
• The Great Staircase at Landover Hall (1902)
• The Magic Egg (1894)
• His Wife's Deceased Sister (1897)
• The Widow's Cruise (1893)
• Captain Eli's Best Ear (1890)
• The Staying Power of Sir Rohan (1897)
• All works by Frank R. Stockton