--- title: "Whilomville Stories by Stephen Crane — Classic Ebook | Publica Now" description: "Read a free sample of Whilomville Stories by Stephen Crane at Publica Now — a public-domain classic ebook, readable online." canonical: "https://publica.now/creators/vito/works/whilomville-stories" --- Literary # Whilomville Stories by Stephen Crane [ V Vito ](https://publica.now/creators/vito) Follow $1.99 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fwhilomville-stories) Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![Whilomville Stories](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnyeafadx0jta4p286bf1rc/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260826%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260826T232547Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=ead77be161a103fdbc2bfc68cc1ffcb789b63353d4b0cdf09c84a40e31526645) ## About this work Whilomville Stories by Stephen Crane, Peter 1862-1924 \[Illustrator\] Newell — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Bruce Albrecht, Matthew Wheaton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) STEPHEN CRANE Whilomville Stories by Stephen Crane Illustrated by Peter Newell New York and London Harper & Brothers Publishers 1900 Copyright, 1900, by William Howe Crane. All rights reserved. CONTENTS PAGE I. The Angel Child 1 II. Lynx-Hunting 18 III. The Lover and the Telltale 30 IV. "Showin' Off" 40 V. Making an Orator 54 VI. Shame 64 VII. The Carriage-Lamps 80 VIII. The Knife 99 IX. The Stove 120 X. The Trial, Execution, and Burial of Homer Phelps 141 XI. The Fight 157 XII. The City Urchin and the Chaste Villagers 177 XIII. A Little Pilgrimage 191 ILLUSTRATIONS STEPHEN CRANE Frontispiece Facing p. "THE QUEEN HERSELF TOOK THE CHAIR" 10 "'LOOK,' SHE DECLAIMED" 12 "AROUND THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE CAME THE TWINS" 14 AT THE RAILWAY STATION 16 "'MA—NOW—CAN I BORROW PA'S GUN?'" 18 THE DALZEL BOY TAKING THE PART OF A BANDIT CHIEF 22 "THERE WAS A FRIGHTFUL ROAR" 24 "'I THOUGHT SHE WAS A LYNX'" 26 "THEY GALLOPED ABOUT HIM SHRILLY CHANTING INSULTS" 36 "'I—' HE BEGAN. THEN HE VANISHED FROM THE EDGE OF THE WALK" 50 "AND THEN HE SUDDENLY SAID, 'HALF A LEG—' 60 "'JIMMIE TRESCOTT'S GOT HIS PICNIC IN A PAIL!'" 70 "'YOU JIM! QUIT! QUIT, I TELL YER!'" 84 "HE TURNED TO SAY: 'KEEP UP A STOUT HEART'" 92 "THE BOY TURNED AGAIN TO HIS FRIEND" 94 "THEY WHIRLED AND SCAMPERED AWAY LIKE DEER" 96 "HE HEAVED ONE OF HIS EIGHT-OUNCE ROCKS" 102 "MOLLIE LURKED IN A CORNER AND GIGGLED" 104 "THE NEXT MOMENT HE WAS LOOKING INTO THE AMAZED AND AGONIZED FACE OF OLD ALEK" 112 "THE OLD MAN DREW HIMSELF TO A STATELY POSE" 118 "THE LAMB-EYED FATHER PRECEDED THE ANGEL CHILD TO HER CHAMBER" 124 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fwhilomville-stories) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fwhilomville-stories) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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