Project Gutenberg 2005-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 220 Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius) 1877 1942 The Miracle Man Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Pilar Somoza and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Miracle Man" by Frank L. Packard is a novel written in the early 20th century. It tells the story of a group of characters drawn together by the allure of a supposed miracle worker, the Patriarch, who resides in a small, isolated town in Needley, Maine. The main characters include the Flopper, a physically deformed man, and the cunning Doc Madison, who plans to exploit the Patriarch's reputation to create a profitable sham of a faith-healing cult. At the start of the narrative, the Flopper is introduced in a vivid scene, highlighting his struggle in the rough environment of the Bowery and establishing the grim reality of his life. As he navigates the bustling streets, we see a glimpse of his aspirations for sympathy and generosity from the crowd he encounters. The opening sets the stage for the main plot, which revolves around Doc Madison’s plan to manipulate the town’s spiritual leader for financial gain through fraudulent healings, while also establishing the relationships among the characters that will drive the story forward. The story promises a mix of themes including exploitation, faith, and the dynamics of trust that will unfold as the characters interact with each other and the enigmatic figure of the Patriarch. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Maine -- Fiction People with disabilities -- Fiction Poor -- Fiction Canadian fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 432849 2025-07-06T14:26:01.574025 text/html 456368 2020-12-14T09:52:43 text/html 227889 2025-07-06T14:26:08.234920 application/epub+zip 234929 2025-07-06T14:26:03.368951 application/epub+zip 234928 2025-07-06T14:26:02.251972 application/epub+zip 435492 2025-07-06T14:26:12.118951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409391 2025-07-06T14:26:07.545916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385332 2022-09-07T22:33:19.872858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405596 2025-07-06T14:26:00.770006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405473 2020-12-14T09:52:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 405466 2020-12-14T09:52:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21743 2025-07-06T14:26:12.255893 application/rdf+xml 13745 2025-07-06T14:26:02.740008 image/jpeg 3605 2025-07-06T14:26:02.495939 image/jpeg 154725 2020-12-14T09:52:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 161887 2020-12-14T09:52:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 154693 2020-12-14T09:52:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 223905 2025-07-06T14:26:01.606980 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia