Franklin Evans; or The Inebriate, is a temperance novel by Walt Whitman first published in 1842.

Franklin Evans starts as an innocent young man, leaving Long Island to come to New York City for the opportunity to better himself.

Being young and naïve, he is easily influenced by someone whom he befriended (Colby) and eventually becomes a drunkard.

He tries many times to abstain from alcohol but does not succeed until after the death of his two wives.

The novel portrays the journey of a young man living and learning through his mistakes, picking up life lessons along the way.