Mark and his three friends take Smalley’s Bazaar and make a success of it, in spite of unfair competition from the villain of the story.
MARK TIDD, EDITOR
The resourceful fat boy runs a country newspaper. As editor, foreman of the press room, circulation manager and business manager, he makes the Wicksville Trumpet a paying proposition.
MARK TIDD, MANUFACTURER
The boys take over an old mill fallen into disrepair and soon have it showing a profit. How Mark outwits the unscrupulous representative of a big power company makes an irresistibly funny book.
MARK TIDD IN THE BACKWOODS
Mark turns detective and foils a scheme to defraud his pal’s uncle—an exciting story of mystery and fun.
MARK TIDD’S CITADEL
The boys run into mystery in a closed-up summer hotel where they rescue a kidnapped Samurai boy from his pursuers.
MARK TIDD IN ITALY