Hardy Boys

The Hardy Boys are the heroes of a popular series of detective books A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. A book is also a literary work or a main division of such a work. A book produced in electronic format is known as an e-book.
In library and information science, a book is called a monograph to distinguish it from serial publications such as magazines, journals or newspapers...... Click the link for more information. for boys. Edward Stratemeyer Edward Stratemeyer (1862 - 1930) was a U.S. juvenile novelist. He created the characters Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Tom Swift.
..... Click the link for more information. , founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the publisher of a number of series for children and adults including the Nancy Drew mysteries, the Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Jr., and others.
The Syndicate was the brain-child of Edward Stratemeyer, whose ambition was to be a "paperback writer", a la Horatio Alger. He succeeded in this ambition (eventually even writing some books under the pseudonym "Horatio Alger"), churning out inspiring, up-by-the-bootstraps tales with titles such as "I Want to be an Electrician"...... Click the link for more information. created the plot outlines, while Leslie McFarlane wrote 18 of the first 24 books in the series, all under the pen-name Franklin W. Dixon Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who wrote the Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
Due to the popularity of the Syndicate's various series, its ghostwriters have produced "crossover" novels, containing characters drawn from multiple, otherwise independent series. For example, the Hardy Boys have solved mysteries with both Nancy Drew and Tom Swift. In several cases, these efforts are credited to Dixon, who is given preference over Carolyn Keene and Victor Appleton, the pseudonyms associated with the other series...... Click the link for more information. . The first three books were published in 1927 Years:1924 1925 1926 - 1927 - 1928 1929 1930Decades:1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950sCenturies:19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1927 in aviation1927 in film1927 in literature1927 in music1927 in science1927 in sports1927 state leaders1927 in Canada..... Click the link for more information. . (Some later books were also written by Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams Harriet Adams (born Harriet Stratemeyer, pseudonyms Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon) (1893 - 1982), U.S. juvenile mystery novelist; wrote Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books. She was the daughter of Edward Stratemeyer...... Click the link for more information. , daughter of Edward Stratemeyer Edward Stratemeyer (1862 - 1930) was a U.S. juvenile novelist. He created the characters Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and Tom Swift.
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In 1959, the first 38 titles were revised, "revisions ranged from slight alteration to completely new stories. All the stories were reduced in length, had obsolete prose updated and had racial stereotypes (which abounded in many of the early volumes) removed". In 1979 Grosset & Dunlap lost the rights to publish any new Hardy Boys tales, but retained the rights to the 59 titles to that date (the 58 in the series, and the special Detective Handbook).
The original canon consists of:
01 The Tower Treasure (1927)
02 The House on the Cliff (1927)
03 The Secret of the Old Mill (1927)
04 The Missing Chums (1928)
05 Hunting for Hidden Gold (1928)
06 The Shore Road Mystery (1928)
07 The Secret of the Caves (1929)
08 The Mystery of Cabin Island (1929)
09 The Great Airport Mystery (1930)
10 What Happened at Midnight (1931)
11 While the Clock Ticked (1932)
12 Footprints under the Window (1933)
13 The Mark on the Door (1934)
14 The Hidden Harbor Mystery (1935)
15 The Sinister Signpost (1936)
16 A Figure in Hiding (1937)
17 The Secret Warning (1938)
18 The Twisted Claw (1939)
19 The Disappearing Floor (1940)
20 The Mystery of the Flying Express (1941)
21 The Clue of the Broken Blade (1942)
22 The Flickering Torch Mystery (1943)
23 The Melted Coins (1944)
24 The Short-Wave Mystery (1945)
25 The Secret Panel (1946)
26 The Phantom Freighter (1947)
27 The Secret of Skull Mountain (1948)
28 The Sign of the Crooked Arrow (1949)
29 The Secret of the Lost Tunnel (1950)
30 The Wailing Siren Mystery (1951)
31 The Secret of Wildcat Swamp (1952)
32 The Crisscross Shadow (1953)
33 The Yellow Feather Mystery (1954)
34 The Hooded Hawk Mystery (1954)
35 The Clue in the Embers (1955)
36 The Secret of Pirate's Hill (1956)
37 The Ghost of Skeleton Rock (1957)
38 The Mystery at Devil's Paw (1959)
39 The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1960)
40 The Mystery of the Desert Giant (1961)
41 The Clue of the Screeching Owl (1962)
42 The Viking Symbol Mystery (1963)
43 The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior (1964)
44 The Haunted Fort (1965)
45 The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge (1966)
46 The Secret Agent on Flight 101 (1967)
47 The Mystery of the Whale Tattoo (1968)
48 The Arctic Patrol Mystery (1969)
49 The Bombay Boomerang (1970)
50 Danger on Vampire Trail (1971)
51 The Masked Monkey (1972)
52 The Shattered Helmet (1973)
53 The Clue of the Hissing Serpent (1974)
54 The Mysterious Caravan (1975)
55 The Witch-Master's Key (1976)
56 Jungle Pyramid (1977)
57 Mystery of the Firebird Rocket (1978)
58 Sting of the Scorpion (1979)
As with similar series', including Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is the heroine of a popular mystery series for girls. The series was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The series was ghostwritten in the early years primarily by Mildred Wirt Benson. Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (who succeeded her father Edward as the head of the Syndicate), contributed a number of volumes and oversaw the substantial revisions begun in the fifties...... Click the link for more information. and The Dana Girls The Dana Girls mystery stories, 1932 - 1968, were created by American author Harriet Stratemeyer Adams to capitalize on the popularity of both the Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys books. The series was mainly written by Adams and Mildred Wirt Benson, who also wrote many of the early volumes in the Nancy Drew series.
"The adventures of resourceful Louise Dana and her irrepressible sister Jean..... Click the link for more information. , the revised editions were also renumbered in later paperback printings.
The Hardy Boys are brother detectives, Frank being the elder of the two, and Joe his younger brother. The two sleuths live in Bayport with their father Fenton Hardy (himself a private detective), their mother Laura, and their Aunt Gertrude. Frank's longtime girlfriend is Callie Shaw, while Joe is often linked with Iola Morton, the sister of the duo's good friend Chet. Other friends who assist the brothers include Phil Cohen and Biff Hooper.
More recently, a new series of books entitled The Hardy Boys: Case Files has continued the tales in a more up-to-date manner and a more grown up read with more action to follow etc.
There are numerous Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is the heroine of a popular mystery series for girls. The series was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The series was ghostwritten in the early years primarily by Mildred Wirt Benson. Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (who succeeded her father Edward as the head of the Syndicate), contributed a number of volumes and oversaw the substantial revisions begun in the fifties...... Click the link for more information. books, and the three titular detectives have also appeared together in television series'.
The characters should not be confused with the Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys The Right Honourable Sir Michael Hardie Boys, GNZM, GCMG, QSO, was New Zealand's seventeenth Governor-General from 1996 to 2001.
Sir Michael was educated at Wellington College where he was a school prefect, and gained the degrees of B.A. and LL.B. at Victoria University College
Originally a lawyer, he became a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand in 1980, and elevated to the Court of Appeal in 1989. He was created a Privy Counsellor the same year...... Click the link for more information. , New Zealand's seventeenth Governor-General. There is no relation.
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