Burt L Standish

Reproduction of the original: Frank Merriwell's Chums by Burt L. Standish

Reproduction of the original: Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish

Reproduction of the original: Frank Merriwell's Pursuit by Burt L. Standish

Reproduction of the original: Frank Merriwell's Races by Burt L. Standish

Reproduction of the original: Frank Merriwell's Son by Burt L. Standish

Reproduction of the original: Frank Merriwell's Reward by Burt L. Standish

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 mysteries and righting wrongs. He played with great strength and received traumatic blows without injury. A biographical entry on Patten noted that Frank Merriwell "had little in common with his creator or his readers." Patten offered some background on his character: "The name was symbolic of the chief characteristics I desired my hero to have. Frank for frankness, merry for a happy disposition, well for health and abounding vitality."

Frank Merriwell at Yale By Burt L. Standish

Frank Merriwell's Endurance: or A Square Shooter written by Burt L. Standish who was writer of dime novels and is best known as author of the Frank Merriwell stories. This book is one of many works by him. Published in 1905.