Project Gutenberg 2016-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 195 Matthews, Stanley R. Motor Matt's Make Up; or, Playing a New Rôle Motor Matt's Make Up; or, Playing a New Role Produced by David Edwards, Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Motor Matt's Make Up; or, Playing a New rôle" by Stanley R. Matthews is a thrilling adventure story likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the character of Motor Matt, a young and brave motorist, alongside his friends, including Joe McGlory and Carl Pretzel, as they navigate a circus filled with sideshows and unforeseen challenges. The plot hints at a deeper mystery involving a Hindoo hypnotist and a young lady of significance, Margaret Manners, along with an intriguing subplot revolving around letters in Hindoostanee that may hold the key to unlocking various secrets. The opening of the story introduces readers to a lively scene within a circus side-show tent. The cast of eccentric characters, including freaks and performers, is immediately engaging and sets a tone of excitement mixed with chaos. Carl Pretzel unwittingly ignites a Roman candle, setting off a series of comedic mishaps that lead to confusion among the performers. Meanwhile, the tension heightens with the introduction of the mysterious letter, hinting at something more serious lurking beneath the entertainment. As the initial chaos unfolds, there's a sense that the light-hearted beginnings of the story will quickly weave into a more complex and thrilling adventure, setting the stage for Motor Matt to rise to the occasion and confront the challenges ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Dime novels Circus -- Juvenile fiction Airplanes -- Juvenile fiction Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 228153 2025-07-21T07:15:07.671029 text/html 207704 2024-10-23T01:01:41 text/html 442261 2025-07-21T07:15:11.790500 application/epub+zip 442934 2025-07-21T07:15:08.242991 application/epub+zip 148761 2025-07-21T07:15:07.940020 application/epub+zip 539641 2025-07-21T07:15:14.792531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510249 2025-07-21T07:15:11.287482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219001 2022-09-24T02:04:00.439989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206572 2025-07-21T07:15:07.182002 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186529 2024-10-23T01:01:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17533 2025-07-21T07:15:14.920456 application/rdf+xml 30669 2025-07-21T07:15:08.013018 image/jpeg 4523 2025-07-21T07:15:07.977037 image/jpeg 455207 2025-07-21T07:15:07.703998 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