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Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys [1] novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap .
This book was written by Leslie McFarlane in 1927 for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, who published it under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. [2] On January 1, 2023, the 1927 version entered into the US Public Domain, due to 2022 having been the book’s 95th year.
Edward Stratemeyer, creator of the Hardy Boys and founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Each volume is penned by a ghostwriter under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. [22] In accordance with the customs of Stratemeyer Syndicate series production, ghostwriters for the Syndicate signed contracts that have sometimes been interpreted as requiring authors to sign away all rights to authorship or ...
The Secret of the Caves is Volume 7 in the original Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap.. This book was written by Leslie McFarlane in 1929 for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which published it under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. [1]
The story begins with Frank and Joe Hardy barely avoiding being hit by a speeding driver, who they notice has bright red hair. Later, this same red-haired driver attempts a ferry boat ticket office robbery and successfully steals a yellow jalopy called Queen from the Hardys' friend, Chet Morton.
Frank Hardy is the older (18) of the two Hardy brothers in The Hardy Boys novel series by Franklin W. Dixon. In The Hardy Boys (2020 TV series), Frank is 16 years old, 4 years older than Joe (12). Frank has dark brown hair and dark eyes, inherited his parents' good looks, and, like Joe, has a muscular frame.
Hunting For Hidden Gold is Volume 5 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.The book ranks 111th on Publishers Weekly's All-Time Bestselling Children's Book List for the United States, with 1,179,533 copies sold as of 2001.
Hoff wrote this book as a tribute to Franklin W. Dixon and The Hardy Boys, who had provided him with much entertainment during his youth. [4] He did this by taking the original 1927 edition and stripping out all the details to form an outline of the story similar to, in his opinion, the outline Leslie McFarlane would have received from the ...