author

Frank N. (Frank Nelson) Stratton

d. 1905

A little-known early-20th-century fiction writer, Frank N. Stratton left behind a small but intriguing body of work in American popular magazines. His stories and novelettes—including “Proposition No. 2” and “The Somnolence of Somers”—offer a glimpse into the lively literary marketplace of the 1900s.

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The somnolence of Somers

The somnolence of Somers

by Frank N. (Frank Nelson) Stratton

About the author

Frank Nelson Stratton was a fiction writer whose work appeared in periodicals including All-Story Magazine and Munsey’s in the early 1900s. His published work included the novelettes “Proposition No. 2” and “The Somnolence of Somers,” as well as the novel The Somnolence of Somers.

Very little biographical information about Stratton has survived, but publication records show him as an active contributor to the popular fiction world of his time. He died in 1905, leaving behind a brief literary record that is now preserved mainly through magazine archives and digitized editions.