Owner of the motor boat "Envoy". He appears in most stories.
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Tony Prito Pal of the Boys and one of the "gang". Amiable, fearless, dark-haired son of Italian immigrants, he is the skipper of the motor boat "Napoli" owned by his father. He spoke with an accent in the early stories but this vanished after a while. Phil Cohen Pal of the Boys and one of the "gang". A diminutive, black-haired Jewish boy, he appears in many stories.
Jerry Gilroy Tall, athletic, baseball-loving pal of the Boys and one of the "gang". He appears in some stories. The early stories describe him as a somewhat slow-witted, pompous martinet, who was jealous of the Boys success. In the later stories he evolved into "canny police officer" and friend of the boys. He appears in many stories. He was demoted to patrolman and even civilian!
Officer Con Riley Slow-witted and self-important, he is often the target of pranks played by the Boys and their pals. He appears in quite a few stories.
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Tom Casey Mounted Bayport policeman. He appears in a few stories, starting with He appears in 4 stories, ending in volume Dick Ames Friend of Boys. Hurd Applegate Wealthy, eccentric stamp collector and owner of the Tower Mansion. Bates Hardy family physician. Warden Duckworth Of Delmore prison, friend of Mr.
Amos Grice Elderly storekeeper. Elroy Jefferson Stamp collector and owner of Cabin Island. He appears in several stories. Hardy's charter plane pilot. He appears in several of the later stories. Jadbury Wilson Geezer and former gold miner. The Sleuth The Boys' prized motor boat, purchased with the rewards earned in the first 2 volumes. It is described as a sleek, speedy craft with smooth lines and a powerful, if at times faulty, engine.
The Sleuth appears in many stories and appears to be jinxed, causing terrible storms to suddenly blow up nearly every time the Boys take her out. Bayport The Boys' home town and the most crime-infested city on the northeastern seaboard. A thriving town of 50, residents located on Barmet Bay, it is home to the most changable and inhospitable weather known to man. When Did It Happen? McFarlane continued to write the stories from Syndicate supplied outlines, with brief interruption, for the next twenty years. The books were published in a red binding with a black shield lettered "The Hardy Boys Stories" and have plain white endpapers.
The dustjackets and glossy frontispieces were illustrated by Walter S. DJ's have white spine with red shield. Syndicate taken over by his daughters, Harriet and Edna. Clemens Gretta with a scene of a boy with binoculars peering across a river. Last red volume 11, While The Clock Ticked. These were reprinted in brown from this time on, as were the originals beginning with 12, Footprints Under The Window.
First printing of Gretta endpapers was in brown ink; all subsequent printings were in orange or red-orange. Reprints of retain white spine. It should be noted that the so-called "yellow" spine varied from deep orange to yellow depending on the book. Cover boards also thinner. Introduction of Wartime Conditions notice on second printing. Glossy frontispieces replaced by frontispiece on plain paper in these.
Wartime notice deleted from second printing. Books have thinner cover boards and are no longer sewn. First printing of 30, The Wailing Siren Mystery , is last of brown books. Crisscross Shadow and Yellow Feather Mystery. The serial was based on The Tower Treasure. This series was responsible for the first of the Hardy Boys collectible items games, rings, coloring books, etc. This serial was entirely original and was not based on any Hardy Boys book.
Length of books shortened from approximately pages to approximately pages starting with 37, The Ghost At Skeleton Rock. First year since the series was introduced that no new title was released. First Hardy Boys spin-off book, Detective Handbook, released. Walt Disney Hardy Boys comic series discontinued after 4 issues. Introduction of pictorial cloth, or "picture cover" binding on all Hardy Boys books, new and reprint.
Most original text stories have brown endpapers; revised text and originals from 41 The Clue Of The Screeching Owl on had white endpapers. The series never went beyond the discussion stage. The proposed series never made it to the air. This series generated many collectible items. Gold Key Hardy Boys comic book series discontinued. This series generated an enormous amount of Hardy Boys collectibles and memorabilia. Leslie McFarlane dies on September 6.
Endpapers changed to cameo with picture of the boys. The Detective Handbook was reduced to the same size as the rest of the books. Easton Press produces a limited edition set of leather bound, slipcased copies of the first twelve stories. The first issue of The Bayport Times goes online.
Supermystery series discontinued after 36 volumes.
First 3 in 1 Casefile Collector's Edition released. Smithmark Publishing goes bankrupt and the planned second volume of their 3 in 1 series is never released. First cover art that doesn't feature either of the Boys, Training For Trouble , , released.
Several older Digests also were reprinted under the Alladin imprint. The House On The Point: Large print hardcover version of Digest , Daredevils , released by Thorndike Press. Scholastic Books releases several Digests under their imprint: Digest series discontinued with the publication of volume Motocross Madness.
Undercover Brothers series debuts. Papercutz releases The Ocean Of Osyria and other graphic novels in hardcover and paperback formats. Secret Files , a new series aimed at younger readers released in April. Cornelius released in July. Secret Files series ends in December after 19 volumes. Clue Book series begins in April with two breeder volumes.
What Are Chet Morton's Hobbies? In the revised books and the later books, Chet usually has a new hobby in each book and most of the time they dovetail with the story. The Secret of the Old Mill - Using a microscope The Shore Road Mystery - Botany The Secret of the Caves - Metal detecting Footprints Under the Window - Meteorology The Sinister Signpost - Jet propulsion of his bicycle A Figure in Hiding - Health and exercise The Mystery of the Flying Express - Astrology The Flickering Torch Mystery - Building an airplane The Short-Wave Mystery - Taxidermy The Phantom Freighter - Fly tying The Crisscross Shadow - Indian heritage The Yellow Feather Mystery - Propeller sled The Secret of Pirates' Hill - Skin diving The Ghost at Skeleton Rock - Ventriloquism The Mystery of the Chinese Junk - Spelunking Mystery of the Desert Giant - Infrared photography The Haunted Fort - Painting The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge - Shot-putting The Secret Agent on Flight - Magic tricks Mystery of the Whale Tattoo - Scrimshaw The Arctic Patrol Mystery - Karate The Bombay Boomerang - Boomerangs The Masked Monkey - Golf ball scavenging The Shattered Helmet - Film-making The Clue of the Hissing Serpent - Hot-air ballooning The Witchmaster's Key - Cycling The Jungle Pyramid - Gold artifacts Author information derived from signed release forms and other information found in the Stratemeyer Syndicate archives of the New York Public Library.
Who Was Franklin W. As a boy, I imagined Franklin W. Dixon as a rather staid, tweedy, dignified old gent, toiling away on the latest Hardy opus in his book-lined study. Therefore, I was quite dismayed when my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Over the years, more than 2 dozen writers, known and unknown, have assumed the mantle of Franklin W. Dixon but none was to have such an impact on the series as the first, Leslie McFarlane.
Leslie Charles McFarlane Born: Married Amy Ashmore d. Kenny in Died: In , he responded to an advertisement by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and soon began working for them under their popular pseudonym of Roy Rockwood on the Dave Fearless series. Later that year, he was asked by Edward Stratemeyer to ghostwrite the Hardy Boys series. He wrote wrote volumes , and possibly volume 26, The Phantom Freighter. He received no royalties and also had to sign an agreement to not reveal his work for the Syndicate.
Les is my grandfather's brother. He also wrote some Ted Scott's. Love and Friendship by Jane Austen. The story is narrated by the hero, Bupps, who is an amateur de- teLove and Friendship was written primarily for the amusement of her large and gregarious family, and young Jane was probably called upon to read her writings aloud.
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Peter Pan by JM Barrie is the story of a boy who remains a boy while the world around him changes. Sir James Mathew Barrie was a Scottish playwright and novel- ist whose works were received with great critical and commercial success in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He dis- covered the main inspiration for his creative genius in his friend- ship and later guardianship with the children of Arthur and Syl- via Llewellyn-Davies. Persuasion by Jane Austen. Persuasion is the last completed novel by Jane Austen and it was published posthumously in Readers have often connected Persuasion with Northanger Abbey as the setting of both stories is in Bath, a highly fashionable health resort with which the author was well acquainted.
Another theory is that her two siblings had a great role in choosing the title of the story. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Set at the turn of the 19th century, Pride and Prejudice catches a perfect glimpse not only of a time when women were socially and economically dependent solely on their marital status, but also as an age of enlightenment and witness of the French Revolution.
The adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. If ever there was a story written based unabashedly on adven- ture and trouble, this is it.
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There are treasure hunts and murderers on the run in this book that will keep you spellbound. Tom and his half-brother, Sid, lived with their aunt, Polly. Tom was a boisterous young fellow who constantly found himself in rather awkward situations that land- ed him into trouble. These situations were however exceedingly hilarious. On one occasion, Tom dirtied his clothes in a ght and his pun- ishment was to whitewash the fence the following day.
He cun- ningly got his friends to not only beg to do the work for him but also to pay him for the privilege! This volume contains eighteen selected stories. Some of them are old familiar friends, while others maybe new to some readers, but all of them equally enchanting and enthralling.
Today, these stories are known almost everywhere in the world and have been translated into hundreds of languages. Their appeal is not just for children or young readers. As folktales and typical Scandinavian legends, they are a fascinating glimpse into the myths and leg- ends, culture and ethos of the Northern Lands.
Since their publi- cation in , they have continued to inspire and delight genera- tions of children and adults. She has grown up in India and has lived a very pampered life.
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Even though she is rich, she is very friendly to everyone and the students all love her. She makes her live in the attic with the maid and to do chores to earn her keep at the school. Sara is mistreated, but still remains kind to others and helps anyone she can. The Railway Children by E. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the lm version is the best known. The children befriend an Old Gentleman who regularly takes the 9: The family take care of a Russian exile, Mr Szczepansky, who came to England looking for his family and Jim.
Woods is a war-pro teer and his transactions have a seamy side. Things take a menacing turn when Jim is found mysteriously dead in a car accident. From here on, the plot takes readers on a roller coaster ride through sinister Bolshevik conspiracies, high society country clubs and deadly pursuit through barren landscapes, ending in a most unexpected denouement. The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. An old carpenter carves a little wooden puppet from a mysteri- ous piece of wood that seems to have the ability to talk! He begins to love the little creature like his own son and names him Pinoc- chio.
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He was also a political activist and author of several novels, short novels, articles and sketches for adults. What Katy Did by Suzan Coolidge. The continuing story of Katy Carr, recounting the time she spent at boarding school with her sister Clover. Virtual orphans, they are sent by their prudish Uncle Randolph to a military boarding school and their adventures soon begin! Great Englishwomen by M. Women who were lead- ers of their country in troubled times, women who were reform- ers in prison conditions, and those who sought improvement in the education and living conditions of the poor.
Some were great painters, poets, and writers. Three Man in a Boat by Jerome K. As it turned out, somewhere along the way, the author Jerome found himself catapulted into a madcap adventure. The plot is relatively simple. They were later reissued with the standard titles and subtitles. Howard Garis began his long association with the Stratemeyer Syndicate with his work on this series. His wife, Lillian Garis, assisted in some of the stories in the Motor Girls series.
The Syndicate also produced a similarly themed Motor Girls series which lasted 10 volumes to Dark green with red, white, black printing of the Boys driving down a road in an open touring car. Gray with orange-red and black printing depicting a variety of scenes. This variety had a number of different spine symbols depicting the type of adventure air, sea, land. Brown with black printing depicting the boys each in a separate circle and illustrations of a biplane, auto and boat.
It is reminiscent of a cross between the Rover Boys covers and the Tom Swift covers.