Project Gutenberg 2020-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 168 Standish, Burt L. 1866 1945 Patten, Gilbert Patten, William Gilbert Wilder, William West Wilder, William W. (William West) Patten, George William Patten, William G. (William Gilbert) Frank Merriwell's False Friend; Or, An Investment in Human Nature Produced by KD Weeks, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Frank Merriwell's False Friend; Or, An Investment in Human Nature" by Burt L. Standish is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. This story follows the titular character, Frank Merriwell, a respected and successful student athlete at Yale, who suddenly goes missing, causing concern among his friends and teammates. As the plot unfolds, themes of loyalty, rivalry, and moral integrity come to the forefront, with Merriwell's character serving as a beacon of virtue amid the chaos. The opening of the novel sets the stage for a dramatic situation at Yale, where the absence of Frank Merriwell creates upheaval among the baseball team as they prepare for an important trip. His friends express their worries, and the tension escalates when rumors about his sudden departure begin to circulate, hinting at potential scandal. As various characters react to Frank’s absence, we are introduced to Dade Morgan, an ambitious freshman who is determined to make a mark on the team, and Bart Hodge, who fiercely defends his friend’s honor. The narrative unfolds amidst a backdrop of college athletics and personal struggles, suggesting that the story will delve into both sporting rivalries and deeper issues of friendship and integrity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction College stories Yale University -- Juvenile fiction Baseball stories Teamwork (Sports) -- Juvenile fiction Sportsmanship -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 530563 2025-07-24T12:40:23.937985 text/html 512802 2024-10-17T17:37:51 text/html 448625 2025-07-24T12:40:32.835844 application/epub+zip 444946 2025-07-24T12:40:25.563867 application/epub+zip 312742 2025-07-24T12:40:24.748933 application/epub+zip 548567 2025-07-24T12:40:37.947876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503202 2025-07-24T12:40:31.954918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374556 2022-09-27T23:01:52.816694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440830 2025-07-24T12:40:22.294946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420833 2024-10-17T17:37:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17861 2025-07-24T12:40:38.090835 application/rdf+xml 28472 2025-07-24T12:40:24.896914 image/jpeg 4439 2025-07-24T12:40:24.822889 image/jpeg 838231 2025-07-24T12:40:24.001937 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