Some Novel Fishing
Some Novel Fishing is a short story written by Frank R. Stockton. The plot revolves around two men who go fishing in a remote lake and encounter strange creatures that they have never seen before. They catch one of these creatures, which turns out to be a rare species of fish that has not been discovered yet. The story explores themes of adventure, discovery, and the unknown.
By Frank R. Stockton · First published 1876 · Genre: Adventure, Humor, Short Story · 1,788 words
First lines
Fishing has one great peculiarity which makes it often vastly more interesting than hunting, gunning, or many other sports of the kind, and that is that you never know exactly what you are going to get.
If we fish in waters known to us, we may be pretty sure of what we shall _not_ get, but even in our most familiar creeks and rivers, who can say that the fish which is tugging at our line is certainly a perch, a cat-fish, or an eel? We know that we shall not pull up a shad or a salmon, but there is always a chance for some of those great prizes which are to be found, by rare good luck, in every river and good-sized stream; a rock-fish, or striped-bass perhaps, or a pike, or enormous chub.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Frank R. Stockton
- Date: 1876 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure, Humor, Short Story, Fiction
- Length: 1,788 words
- Structure: 1 section, 20 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Adventure — The plot revolves around an adventurous fishing expedition.
- Humor — The writing style and situations are crafted to be humorous.
- Short Story — The narrative is concise and fits the structure of a short story.
- Fiction — The story is a work of fiction with imaginative elements.
Tags
fishing · humor · adventure · short stories · satire · nature · friendship · exploration · quirky characters · American literature · dialogue · narrative style