Frank Reade


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A fictional biography of the inventing and exploring Reade family, who travel the world and seek adventure with their helicopter airships, submarines, and robots.




The Huge Hunter; Or, The Steam Man of the Prairies


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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.




Frank Reade, Jr


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Frank Reade, Jr By Luis Senarens and "Noname"Frank Reade, Jr. was a fictional teen-age, steampunk, inventor-hero of the late 19th century. He starred in at least 179 action dime novels. His father was featured in only four novels, and relied on steam power. Frank Jr. turned to electricity and invented about every kind of land, see and air vehicle you can imagine, including electric robots. In one story, he even ventured accidentally into space. Frank's mother, Mary, is introduced in one of his stories. His wife, Emilie, son Frank III, and daughter Kate show up from time to time, as well. No matter the title, you can depend upon Frank and his sidekicks to provide fast-paced tales of adventure on, over and under land and sea. Frank Reade, Jr By Luis Senarens and "Noname"




Frank Reade and His Steam Horse


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Frank Reade and His Steam Horse is a set of short stories by Luis Senarens. Contents: Putting the "Animile" Together Barney in Ireland The Race The Prairie League The Running Fight on the Plains Midnight Deviltry The Rescue and more.




Frank Reade, Jr., and His Electric Ice Ship


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Reproduction of the original: Frank Reade, Jr., and His Electric Ice Ship by Luis Senarens




The Frank Reade Library


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Science-fiction, the Early Years


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In this volume the author describes more than 3000 short stories, novels, and plays with science fiction elements, from earliest times to 1930. He includes imaginary voyages, utopias, Victorian boys' books, dime novels, pulp magazine stories, British scientific romances and mainstream work with science fiction elements. Many of these publications are extremely rare, surviving in only a handful of copies, and most of them have never been described before.




Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat; or, to the North Pole Under the Ice


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Frank Reade Jr.'s Submarine Boat; or, to the North Pole Under the Ice by Luis Senarens follows the riveting adventures of a little American hero, Frank Reade Jr. In this journey, he explores the North Pole aboard the submarine Explorer. Excerpt: "A report had gained extensive circulation that Frank Reade, Jr., of Readestown, U. S. A., had brought out a new invention. This rumor spread far and wide and created tremendous excitement. Everybody today is deeply interested in the marvelous mechanical productions of this young prince of the invention. The son of Frank Reade, himself a noted inventor, Frank Reade, Jr., came honestly by his talent."




Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale


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Reproduction of the original: Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale by Luis Senarens




The Pricker Boy


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Some stories draw blood. Some truths won’t stay buried. He was human once, or so they say. The son of a fur trapper, he was taunted by his peers and tricked into one of his own father’s traps. By the time anybody found it, the trap’s vicious teeth were empty, pried open and overgrown. It was said the brambles themselves had reached out and taken pity on that boy; that his skin had hardened to bark as thorns grew over every inch of his body. Maybe it’s true and maybe it isn’t. But anyone who knows anything stays out of the woods beyond the Widow’s Stone. That used to be enough. But this is the summer everything changes, as Stucks Cumberland and his friends find a mysterious package containing mementos of their childhood: baseball cards, a worn paperback, a locket. Offerings left behind in the woods years ago, meant to keep the Pricker Boy at bay. Offerings that have been rejected.