Project Gutenberg 2009-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 273 Stockton, Frank R. 1834 1902 Stockton, Francis Richard Stockton, Frank Richard Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett) 1851 1928 Frost, Arthur Burdett 08015537 The Squirrel Inn Produced by Bethanne M. Simms Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Squirrel Inn" by Frank R. Stockton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Walter Lodloe, a literary man who unexpectedly takes charge of a baby while embarking on a journey to the quiet Squirrel Inn. As the narrative unfolds, themes of identity, social class, and the humorous entanglements of character relationships emerge, particularly as Lodloe navigates his newfound role and his interactions with Mrs. Cristie, the baby's mother. At the start of the book, the scene is set on the steamboat "Manasquan", where Lodloe witnesses various activities as passengers board. He encounters a young woman, Mrs. Robert Cristie, who is desperately searching for her missing nursemaid. When she leaves her baby in Lodloe's care momentarily, he humorously embraces the situation, intending to keep the child for himself if the mother doesn't return. The opening chapters sketch Lodloe's quirky personality and underscore a series of comical misunderstandings, paving the way for his deeper involvement with the mother and the happenings at the Squirrel Inn, where social dynamics and character connections will continue to develop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Resorts -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 351489 2025-08-12T03:45:55.119104 text/html 347543 2009-07-26T07:30:42 text/html 4430309 2025-08-12T03:46:06.431062 application/epub+zip 4434034 2025-08-12T03:45:59.249087 application/epub+zip 199647 2025-08-12T03:45:56.216142 application/epub+zip 1847684 2025-08-12T03:46:10.588022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1808241 2025-08-12T03:46:03.781047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320557 2022-09-13T10:29:42.435241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302907 2025-08-12T03:45:54.126096 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302804 2009-05-02T11:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 302795 2009-05-02T11:42:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21097 2025-08-12T03:46:10.737021 application/rdf+xml 13812 2025-08-12T03:45:56.723088 image/jpeg 3629 2025-08-12T03:45:56.470097 image/jpeg 110536 2009-07-26T07:32:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 3382235 2009-07-26T07:32:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 110513 2009-07-26T07:32:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 10155010 2025-08-12T03:45:55.313109 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 en.wikipedia