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The Mouse on the Mile

  • 1996 first published
  • 92 pages
  • ★ 4.6 (8 ratings)
  • 16 editions

The Mouse on the Mile is a 1996 horror novella by Stephen King. Much of the action takes place in Cold Mountain Penitentiary and E Block. Characters include William Wharton, Mr. Jingles and Eduard Delacroix. It deals with Mice, prisons, death row inmates and Georgia.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 73 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 92 pages — about an hour and a half of reading at an average pace.

About The Mouse on the Mile

[The Green Mile](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81629W/The_Green_Mile) #2 The story continues with the addition of two new characters, one a new death row inmate--William "Wild Bill" Wharton. The other, a mouse, called Steamboat Willy by the guards who first noticed him and later Mr. Jingles by Eduard Delacroix, one of the death row inmates who takes in the mouse and makes him his pet.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Cold Mountain Penitentiary
  • E Block
  • Georgia Pines

Characters

  • William Wharton
  • Mr. Jingles
  • Eduard Delacroix

Subjects

  • American Horror tales
  • Mice
  • Prisons
  • Death row inmates
  • Serialized fiction
  • Mystery
  • Horror fiction
  • Horror
  • Georgia
  • Coffey, john

Quick answers

Who wrote The Mouse on the Mile?

The Mouse on the Mile was written by Stephen King and first published in 1996.

What genre is The Mouse on the Mile?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Mouse on the Mile?

The median edition has 92 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Mouse on the Mile?

Readers who like it often enjoy House of Leaves, Coraline and Breaking Dawn.

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