Overview
About this book
Frank Merriwell's Champions; Or, All in the Game by Burt L. Standish is available here as a complete, source-verified English public-domain edition. Its catalog subjects include Gambling -- Juvenile fiction; Sports stories; Boxing stories. Linden organizes its 38 reading sections for browser reading and estimates the language at B1–B2.
- First published
- Unknown year
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #42049
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
Frank Merriwell's Champions; Or, All in the Game is calibrated from 40,440 sampled words across 38 chapters: sentences average 13.7 words, 14.6% exceed 24 words and 4.5% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Mostly compact sentences averaging 13.7 words in the sampled text
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
4.5% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.09 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Medium commitment
Many short stopping points support flexible sessions. About 14 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Use chapter or section breaks to keep context while reading steadily
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
38 chapters
- 01Opening material2 min
- 02CHAPTER I--FRANK AND HIS FRIENDS7 min
- 03CHAPTER II--THE LAKE LILY ATHLETIC CLUB11 min
- 04CHAPTER III--SHOOTING AT THE DISK OF GOLD9 min
- 05CHAPTER IV--BRUCE BROWNING'S ADVENTURE11 min
- 06CHAPTER V--HAMMOND'S PLOT10 min
- 07CHAPTER VI--NELL RETURNS A KINDNESS5 min
- 08CHAPTER VII--BY THE WATERS OF LAKE LILY10 min
- 09CHAPTER VIII--A FAIR GUIDE12 min
- 10CHAPTER IX--THE VALIANT DUTCH BOY11 min
- 11CHAPTER X--NELL'S LETTER3 min
- 12CHAPTER XI--A TRAITOR AND A SPY13 min
- 13CHAPTER XII--HARLOW'S DISCOMFITURE11 min
- 14CHAPTER XIII--AGAINST ODDS10 min
- 15CHAPTER XIV--FRANK AND ELSIE12 min
- 16CHAPTER XV--A BOXING MATCH7 min
- 17CHAPTER XVI--THE CLUB MEETING11 min
- 18CHAPTER XVII--THE EIGHT-OAR SHELL12 min
- 19CHAPTER XVIII--THE RACE10 min
- 20CHAPTER XIX--A RESCUE ON THE ROAD11 min
- 21CHAPTER XX--AT SPRINGBROOK FARM7 min
- 22CHAPTER XXI--TWO ENCOUNTERS9 min
- 23CHAPTER XXII--HANS USES THE HOSE10 min
- 24CHAPTER XXIII--CHOICE OF PONIES8 min
- 25CHAPTER XXIV--THE FIRST GO6 min
- 26CHAPTER XXV--THE END OF THE GAME8 min
- 27CHAPTER XXVI--BEFORE THE HUNT6 min
- 28CHAPTER XXVII--THE HUNT12 min
- 29CHAPTER XXVIII--A CHANGE OF SCENE3 min
- 30CHAPTER XXIX--FRANK MEETS DEFEAT12 min
- 31CHAPTER XXX--FRANK EXPRESSES HIS OPINION8 min
- 32CHAPTER XXXI--THE FIRST BLOW10 min
- 33CHAPTER XXXII--A SURPRISE PARTY11 min
- 34CHAPTER XXXIII--A GIRL'S REMORSE8 min
- 35CHAPTER XXXIV--A FIGHT AGAINST ODDS6 min
- 36CHAPTER XXXV--MERRIWELL'S CLOSE CALL8 min
- 37CHAPTER XXXVI--AN EXPLOSION COMING9 min
- 38CHAPTER XXXVII--THE LAST BLOW--CONCLUSION5 min




