The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings

The pony, catching a brief glimpse of the dark figure that was being hurled through the air directly toward him, made a swift leap to one side. But the animal was not quick enough. The boy landed against the broncho with a jolt that nearly knocked the little animal over, while to Phil the impact could not have been much more severe, it seemed to him, had he collided with a locomotive." This is an excerpt from The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings or, Making the Start in the Sawdust Life by Edgar Darlington. Although an Internet search has revealed nothing about the identity of the author Edgar Darlington, his series of five books about the circus were written in the early 1900's. The other four books in the series are The Circus Boys Across the Continent: or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark, The Circus Boys in Dixie Land: or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South, The Circus Boys on the Mississippi: or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River, and The Circus Boys on the Plains: or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show. Many boys have dreamed about running away with the circus and these books will transport them into this imaginary adventure.