The Squirrel Inn
The Squirrel Inn is a short story written by Frank R. Stockton in 1890. It tells the tale of a man who inherits an old inn and discovers that it is haunted by a mischievous squirrel. The story follows his attempts to rid himself of the pesky creature, but ultimately he learns to live with it and even comes to appreciate its antics.
By Frank R. Stockton · First published 1893 · Genre: Fiction, Romance, Humor · 26 chapters · 59,737 words
First lines
The steamboat _Manasquan_ was advertised to leave her pier on the east side of the city at half-past nine on a July morning. At nine o'clock Walter Lodloe was on the forward upper deck, watching the early passengers come on board, and occasionally smiling as his glance fell upon a tall man in a blue flannel shirt, who, with a number of other deck-hands, was hard at work transferring from the pier to the steamer the boxes, barrels, and bales of merchandise the discouraging mass of which was on the point of being increased by the unloading of a newly arrived two-horse truck.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Frank R. Stockton
- Date: 1893 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fiction, Romance, Humor, Adventure, Historical
- Length: 59,737 words
- Structure: 26 chapters, 1,043 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Fiction — The book is a work of imaginative narrative prose.
- Romance — The plot involves romantic relationships and themes.
- Humor — The writing style includes elements of wit and comedy.
- Adventure — The story includes elements of travel and exploration.
Tags
humor · short stories · American literature · 19th century · satire · quirky characters · adventure · dialogue-driven · social commentary · whimsical · narrative style · entertainment
Contents
- The Steamboat Pier
- The Baby, the Man, and the Mastery
- Matthew Vassar
- Lodloe Undertakes to Nominate his Successor
- The Landlord and his Inn
- The Greek Scholar
- Rockmores Ahead
- Miss Mayberry
- The Preservation of Literature
- Rose Versus Mayberry
- Lanigan Beam
- Lanigan Changes his Cravat
- Decrees of Exile
- Backing Out
- The Baby is Passed Around
- Messrs. Beam and Lodloe Decline to Wait for the Second Table
- Bananas and Oats
- Sweet Peas
- The Aroused Rose
- An Ingenuous Maid
- Twisted Trysts
- The Blossom and the Little Jar
- Hammerstein
- Translations
- Mr. Tippengray Mounts High
- Another Squirrel in the Tap-Room