Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Stockton, Frank R. 1834 1902 Stockton, Francis Richard Stockton, Frank Richard The Stories of the Three Burglars Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Stories of the Three Burglars" by Frank R. Stockton is a collection of humorous short stories written during the late 19th century. The narrative begins with a householder in a rural neighborhood who is dealing with the menace of frequent burglaries, leading him to devise a plan to capture any intruder in a rather unconventional manner. Central to the story are the unnamed head of the household, his family, and the trio of burglars that become intertwined in their lives. The opening of the story sets the stage for the burglaries that have recently plagued a once-peaceful neighborhood. The protagonist describes how various forms of protection against the intruders have been explored, from physical alarms to monitoring systems. He ultimately decides to try an elaborate trap involving drugged wine to capture any burglar that might enter his home. After setting his trap night after night, there comes a breakthrough when he hears a commotion and discovers that three burglars have indeed fallen victim to his scheme. As the story unfolds, it introduces subtle layers of humor and social commentary, particularly around the characters' interactions and the situations that arise from the burglar's unfortunate fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Authors -- Fiction Storytelling -- Fiction Burglars -- Fiction Aunts -- Fiction Detectives -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: American Literature 207930 2025-07-05T05:47:50.898096 text/html 205346 2020-12-23T05:46:54 text/html 227967 2025-07-05T05:47:56.428031 application/epub+zip 229865 2025-07-05T05:47:53.448050 application/epub+zip 136065 2025-07-05T05:47:52.419101 application/epub+zip 366289 2025-07-05T05:47:58.699003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356788 2025-07-05T05:47:55.831057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240078 2022-09-05T10:55:45.924661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197846 2025-07-05T05:47:50.515052 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178012 2024-10-28T18:20:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199276 2020-12-23T05:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199267 2020-12-23T05:46:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21256 2025-07-05T05:47:58.826022 application/rdf+xml 13749 2025-07-05T05:47:52.914043 image/jpeg 3517 2025-07-05T05:47:52.667051 image/jpeg 74506 2020-12-23T05:46:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 153427 2020-12-23T05:46:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 74484 2020-12-23T05:46:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 222695 2025-07-05T05:47:50.919077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia