William George "Gilbert" Patten (1866–1945) was a writer who became a prominent figure in the era of dime novels. Over the course of his career, he produced a significant body of popular serialized fiction, capturing the imagination of a wide reading audience.
He is best known as the author of the Frank Merriwell stories, which he published under the pen name Burt L. Standish. Through these works, Patten established a lasting legacy in the genre of popular adventure and youth literature.
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