2006-11-12 06:26:48 · 4 answers · asked by Merry Christmas 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
franklin w. dixon
2006-11-12 06:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Sheed 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Hardy Boys are a creation of the company Stratemeyer Syndicate. Many different authors have penned the novels throughout the years (1927-1979), and all books have been released under the pen name Franklin W. Dixon.
Below is a link with a lot of information regarding their conception and a list of all the Hardy Boys books.
2006-11-12 06:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by I Am Legend 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Franklin W. Dixon is the name on the cover.
In reality Franklin W. Dixon, Carolyn Keene (Nancy Drew) and _________ Appleton (Tom Swift series) were all pen names created by the owner and publisher of the books. He had a whole staff of writers working on these series, including his own daughter.
I forget the name of the publisher, but he was featured in one episode of the Young Indiana Jones. It was quite an operation since he had more than a half dozen series for young people in the works.
2006-11-12 06:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kung fu chris is correct, to which i would add that the publishers would occassionally also write outlines for story ideas and then bid those out to ghost writers
2006-11-12 06:47:06 · answer #4 · answered by Paul S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋