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  • Bibliography:
    47 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2007
  • Latest Book:
    March 2025
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Book List in Order: 47 titles



  • Frank Merriwell, the much-loved fictional hero of Street and Smith's "Tip Top Weekly," was first introduced to readers on April 18, 1896. Merriwell was the creation of writer Gilbert Patten and embodied a new type of dime novel hero, one who relied a...



  • This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...



  • This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...



  • This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...






  • Frank Merriwell was the fictional creation of Gilbert Patten, who wrote under the pseudonym Burt L. Standish. The model for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwell excelled at football, baseball, crew, and track at Yale while solving my...









  • Frank Merriwell's First Job is a dime novel written for young readers by Burt L. Standish. Three times Frank walked up and down the room. He paused and looked around. It was a pleasant, well-furnished room. There were handsome pictures on the ...



  • Frank Merriwell's Backers: The Pride of His Friends by Burt L. Standish continues the thrilling adventures of the iconic Frank Merriwell. This classic boys' adventure story celebrates the enduring themes of friendship, loyalty, and athletic prowess t...



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    For a moment as he lay on the ground holding the ball for Dick Merriwell to kick the goal that must win the game with Hudsonville for Fardale Military Academy, Hal Darrell, the left half-back, was seized by a strong temptation to do wrong. How easy i...



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    Burt L. Standish was one of the pseudonyms of Gilbert Patten (1866-1945). He was the author of the Frank Merriwell stories. The model for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwell excelled at football, baseball, crew and track at Yale whi...



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    Burt L. Standish was one of the pseudonyms of Gilbert Patten (1866-1945). He was the author of the Frank Merriwell stories. The model for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwell excelled at football, baseball, crew and track at Yale whi...



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    It was the seventh inning, Frank Merriwell's team had not scored, while the Omaha Stars, who had been putting up a hard game against the boys from the East, had made two runs, one in the first inning and one in the fifth. Frank had been pitching a fi...



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    (George William) Gilbert Patten (1866-1945), who also wrote under the pseudonyms Morgan Scott and Burt L. Standish, was the American author of the Frank Merriwell stories. The model for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwell excelled a...



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    Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Dick Merriwell Abroad The Ban of the Terrible Ten. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print.

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    The steamer had crossed the Sea of Marmora and entered the Bosporus. It was approaching Constantinople. On the right lay Asia, on the left Europe. Either shore was lined with beautiful mosques and palaces, the fairylike towers and minarets gleaming i...



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    Burt L. Standish was one of the pseudonyms of Gilbert Patten (1866-1945). He was the author of the Frank Merriwell stories. The model for all later American juvenile sports fiction, Merriwell excelled at football, baseball, crew and track at Yale whi...



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    MERRIWELL SERIES - Stories of Frank and Dick MerriwellFor three generations, the adventures of the Merriwell brothers have proven an inspiration to countless thousands of American boys.Frank and Dick are lads of high ideals, and the examples they set...



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    "Say, boys, just listen to that racket " It was Jack Diamond who spoke, and he addressed Frank Merriwell and several others of his friends. "It is certainly awful," came from Harry Rattleton, one of the boys. "I can't stand much of this," put in Bruc...



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    Millions of bright stars shone serenely through the clear Arizona night, shedding their soft white light on the great arid plains and the mysterious mesas and mighty mountains. Throughout the night Frank Merriwell lay ensconced behind some sheltering...



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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...



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    Ping! pang! crash! Frank Merriwell, making a sharp turn in a narrow mountain path, felt his bicycle strike something which gave under his weight with a snapping, musical sound, and almost precipitated him over the handle bars of his machine. Bart Hod...



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    Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Frank Merriwell's Champions All In The Game. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print.

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    September was again at hand, and the cadets at Fardale Military Academy had broken camp, and returned to barracks. For all of past differences, which had been finally settled between them-for all that they had once been bitter enemies, and were by di...



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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...



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    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...






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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...



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    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefo...



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    Excerpt from Frank Merriwell's Foes

    As Frank anticipated, Professor Gunn sent for him, and he went to the head instructor's tent, the letter from Frank's uncle having been received during the first week of the summer encampment at Fardale Academy...



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    Excerpt from Frank Merriwell's Hunting Tour Bump - thud One boy had been walking, the other running. They collided at the corner of two streets, and both fell heavily. "Beg-a de pardon, senor. Very great-a mistake Beg-a de pardon very much " "Let u...



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    It is not a pleasant experience to wake up on a beautiful morning to the realization that one has failed. There seems a relentless irony in nature herself that the day that dawns on a night when our glittering hopes have become dead, dull ashes of de...



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    Off--- At last! Hurrah! The tramp steamer Eagle swung out from the pier and was fairly started en her journey from New York to Liverpool. On the deck of the steamer stood a group of five persons, three of whom had given utterance to the exclamations ...



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    This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts ...



    • / General Fiction
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    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...



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    Excerpt from Frank Merriwell's School Days

    T'he haughty, over-dressed lad who had knocked the little popcorn vender down, after kicking the barefooted boy's dog, turned sharply as he heard these words, and found himself face to face with a youth ...






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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...



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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...



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    Lizette, the French nurse, came softly and lightly down the stairs and found Frank Merriwell pacing the library floor, while Bart Hodge and Elsie Bellwood talked to him soothingly. "Madame will see you now, saire," said the nurse, with a little curts...



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    This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....



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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...



    • / General Fiction
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    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...



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    Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have ende...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Burt L. Standish has published 47 books.

Burt L. Standish does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Frank Merriwell's Backers; Or, The Pride of His Friends, was published in March 2025.

The first book by Burt L. Standish, Frank Merriwell's Bravery, was published in September 2007.

No. Burt L. Standish does not write books in series.