Golemba, Henry L. Frank R. Stockton.

Boston: Twayne, 1981. This work includes biographical and critical information. Golemba explores issues of feminism, the genteel tradition, and popular culture.

Griffin, Martin I. J. Frank R. Stockton: A Critical Biography. 1939. Reprint. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1965. This detailed biography provides plot summaries of most of Stockton's works.

Phelps, William Lyon. The Advance of the English Novel. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1916. This work analyzes The Casting Away of Mrs. Leeks and Mrs. Aleshine and another of Stockton's novels, Captain Horn.

Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas. Adventures in Criticism. New York: Putnam's, 1925. This classic American critic praises Stockton and raises questions about his lack of popularity.