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050 4 _aPZ
100 1 _aStandish, Burt L.,
_d1866-1945
245 1 0 _aFrank Merriwell's Own Company; Or, Barnstorming in the Middle West
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-24
508 _aDavid Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aYoung men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aRevenge -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aDime novels
653 _aMiddle West -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSabotage -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMerriwell, Frank (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMagicians -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aTheatrical companies -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64123
999 _c104947
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