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Luis Philip Senarens was an American dime novel writer specializing in science fiction, once called "the American Jules Verne". He grew up in a Cuban-American family in Brooklyn.

Around 1882, Senarens began writing new stories in the Frank Reade adventure story series begun by Harry Enton in 1868. Senarens introduced Frank Reade, Jr. as the new main character, and added elements such as electricity. The stories were very successful, and by the 1890s Senarens was asked by publisher Frank Tousey to write a similar series featuring Jack Wright, the "Boy Inventor". Later in the decade, Tousey created the Frank Reade Library, a periodical devoted to "invention" stories, largely (or wholly) composed by Senarens using the pseudonym Noname. Mike Ash ...more

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	Frank Reade, Jr., and His New Steam Man: Or, The Young Inventor’s Trip to the Far West by Luis Senarens, Kent Bean (Editor) 2.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade Junior In The Sea Of Sand: And His Discovery Of A Lost People by Luis Senarens, Brett Chrisner (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade Jr.'s Air Wonder, the Kite 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade Junior’s Electric Air Canoe: Or, The Search for the Valley of Diamonds (The Extraordinary Adventures of Frank Reade Junior Book 15) by Luis Senarens, Brett Chrisner (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade, Jr., With His New Steam Man in Central America 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade Junior’s New Electric Invention The “Warrior”: Or, Fighting The Apache Outlaws In Arizona by Luis Senarens, Brett Chrisner (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade Junior With His New Steam Horse Among The Cowboys: Or, The League Of The Plains (The Extraordinary Adventures of Frank Reade Junior Book 8) by Luis Senarens, Brett Chrisner (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade, Jr., and His Electric Ice Ship; or, Driven Adrift in the Frozen Sky it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade Junior's New "White Cruiser" of the Clouds: Or, The Search for the Dog-Faced Men by Luis Senarens, Brett Chrisner (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frank Reade Junior And His Adventures With His Latest Invention by Luis Senarens, Brett Chrisner (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“But I am so sorry that you have had to destroy human life on my account. Will it not trouble you in the future?” “Not in the least, Miss Bean,” he answered.”
― Luis Senarens, Frank Reade Junior’s Marvel: Or, Above and Below Water

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