• Publication: Afield and AfloatPublication Record # 617864
• Author: Frank R. Stockton
• Date: 1901-00-00
• Publisher: Cassell & Company
• Price:
  6/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
• Pages: xiv+422
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: COLLECTION
• Notes: • Price from Tuck, who lists the 11 stories, describes only two as of genre interest but doesn't note which ones • Clute/Grant notes three fantasy stories, no list • OCLC notes the [12] plates and the artist credit
• External IDs:
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 54155087

Contents (view Concise Listing)

•  Afield and Afloat • (1900) • interior artwork by Peter Newell
• v • Introduction (Afield and Afloat) • (1900) • essay by Frank R. Stockton
• 1 • The Buller-Podington Compact • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 37 • The Romance of a Mule-Car • (1897) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 65 • The Governor-General • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 107 • Old Applejoy's Ghost • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 139 • Struck by a Boomerang • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 207 • The Skipper and El Capitan • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 245 • "Come in, New Year" • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 277 • A Sailor's Knot • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 357 • The Great Staircase at Landover Hall • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 385 • The Ghosts in My Tower • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton
• 399 • The Landsman's Tale • (1900) • short story by Frank R. Stockton