Project Gutenberg 2020-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 150 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 Own Company; Or, Barnstorming in the Middle West David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Frank Merriwell's Own Company; Or, Barnstorming in the Middle West" by Burt L. Standish is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Frank Merriwell, a talented young man who finds himself thrust into the role of a performer after a magician's unexpected death. As he navigates the challenges of taking the magician's place, Frank showcases his wit and skills, ultimately captivating an audience with his improvised magic show. The beginning of the novel introduces us to the frantic atmosphere of an opera house where Manager Thaddeus Burnham is anxious about the magician Zolverein, who is suffering a serious health crisis before a show. We learn that Frank Merriwell has previously saved Zolverein, and in a twist of fate, he inherits the magician's apparatus just before Zolverein passes away. As Frank takes the stage, his initial nervousness quickly dissipates as he engages the audience with his clever banter, ventriloquism, and magic tricks, notably the successful performance of the "Educated Fly." The opening sets the stage for a tale combining elements of humor, adventure, and the spirit of showmanship in the world of traveling entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Revenge -- Juvenile fiction Dime novels Middle West -- Juvenile fiction Sabotage -- Juvenile fiction Merriwell, Frank (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Magicians -- Juvenile fiction Theatrical companies -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 323525 2025-06-25T09:44:34.000232 text/html 308670 2024-10-18T09:15:40 text/html 1949175 2025-06-25T09:44:39.703213 application/epub+zip 1951631 2025-06-25T09:44:34.961271 application/epub+zip 193341 2025-06-25T09:44:34.444284 application/epub+zip 2076965 2025-06-25T09:44:43.320248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2039328 2025-06-25T09:44:39.145272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283349 2022-09-28T21:21:18.089067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311850 2025-06-25T09:44:32.699271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291862 2024-10-18T09:15:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18925 2025-06-25T09:44:43.451220 application/rdf+xml 16773 2025-06-25T09:44:34.540257 image/jpeg 2665 2025-06-25T09:44:34.493241 image/jpeg 1727543 2025-06-25T09:44:34.090251 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