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Title: The Miracle Man
Note: Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Pilar Somoza and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.
Summary: "The Miracle Man" by Frank L. Packard is a novel written in the early 20th century. It tells the story of a group of characters drawn together by the allure of a supposed miracle worker, the Patriarch, who resides in a small, isolated town in Needley, Maine. The main characters include the Flopper, a physically deformed man, and the cunning Doc Madison, who plans to exploit the Patriarch's reputation to create a profitable sham of a faith-healing cult. At the start of the narrative, the Flopper is introduced in a vivid scene, highlighting his struggle in the rough environment of the Bowery and establishing the grim reality of his life. As he navigates the bustling streets, we see a glimpse of his aspirations for sympathy and generosity from the crowd he encounters. The opening sets the stage for the main plot, which revolves around Doc Madison’s plan to manipulate the town’s spiritual leader for financial gain through fraudulent healings, while also establishing the relationships among the characters that will drive the story forward. The story promises a mix of themes including exploitation, faith, and the dynamics of trust that will unfold as the characters interact with each other and the enigmatic figure of the Patriarch. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius), 1877-1942
EBook No.: 15578
Published: Apr 7, 2005
Downloads: 124
Language: English
Subject: Maine -- Fiction
Subject: People with disabilities -- Fiction
Subject: Poor -- Fiction
Subject: Canadian fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Miracle Man
Note: Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Pilar Somoza and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.
Summary: "The Miracle Man" by Frank L. Packard is a novel written in the early 20th century. It tells the story of a group of characters drawn together by the allure of a supposed miracle worker, the Patriarch, who resides in a small, isolated town in Needley, Maine. The main characters include the Flopper, a physically deformed man, and the cunning Doc Madison, who plans to exploit the Patriarch's reputation to create a profitable sham of a faith-healing cult. At the start of the narrative, the Flopper is introduced in a vivid scene, highlighting his struggle in the rough environment of the Bowery and establishing the grim reality of his life. As he navigates the bustling streets, we see a glimpse of his aspirations for sympathy and generosity from the crowd he encounters. The opening sets the stage for the main plot, which revolves around Doc Madison’s plan to manipulate the town’s spiritual leader for financial gain through fraudulent healings, while also establishing the relationships among the characters that will drive the story forward. The story promises a mix of themes including exploitation, faith, and the dynamics of trust that will unfold as the characters interact with each other and the enigmatic figure of the Patriarch. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius), 1877-1942
EBook No.: 15578
Published: Apr 7, 2005
Downloads: 124
Language: English
Subject: Maine -- Fiction
Subject: People with disabilities -- Fiction
Subject: Poor -- Fiction
Subject: Canadian fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.