Fred Fearnot's first adventures occurred while he was a student at Avon Academy. Later, he went to college at Yale, and then went off to West Point. Fred eventually had amazing adventures all over the world. He solved crimes, unraveled suppossedly supernatural mysteries and battled bizzare enemies, including witches, cults, savage mountain men, giants and the mafia. Several other dime novel heroes attended his wedding to Evelyn Olcott, including Frank Merriwell, who competed with him in a number of sports.