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D. E. Stevenson
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Dorothy Emily Stevenson was a best-selling Scottish author. She published more than 40 light romantic novels over a span of more than 40 years, Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1892. Her father was David Alan Stevenson, an engineer and first cousin to author Robert Louis Stevenson. A commemorative plaque marking the house where she was born was mounted in 2016 and she began writing at a young age but hid her efforts because her parents and governesses disapproved. Her father refused to send her to university, lest she become a bluestocking, in 1916 Stevenson married James Reid Peploe, a captain in the 6th Ghurkha Rifles. Her 1932 novel Mrs. Tim of the Regiment, which describes her life as a British army wife, was based on her personal diary and she wrote most of her books while living in the town of Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Her novels were best-sellers, with more than seven million copies printed and her last book was published in 1969. Stevenson published under the name DE Stevenson or D. E. Stevenson, Stevenson published three volumes of poetry, two of them before her novels. Miss Buncles Book,1934 Miss Buncle Married,1936 The Two Mrs, Miss Buncle spills into The Four Graces as well as Spring Magic, and her book is described in Anna and her Daughters. Celias House inspired Listening Valley, where Celia makes a re-appearance and we hear of her again during Anna and Her Daughters. Anna pops up briefly in the Katherine books which link with Charlotte Fairlie, later Sarah Morris ends up in Ryddelton in Sarahs Cottage to be befriended by Debbie and to hear about Tonia and Charlotte Fairlie. More links exist from the Katherine books, via Mr Sandford the lawyer, the Katherine books also tell us more about MacAslan who we first meet in Smouldering Fire. Stevensons last book, The House of the Deer revisits the MacAslan family in the second generation, Gerald and Elizabeth enter into the saga around Drumburly and re-introduce Freda from Five Windows. Jock from the Music in the Hills trilogy also knows of Freda, bel Lamington links into these books. Bels friend Margaret was a Musgrave, and there are links from The Musgraves to The Tall Stranger, the Musgraves give a tenuous link back to Ryddelton via The Mulberry Coach, a story written by one of Annas daughters and nearly performed by Delia Musgrave. Another recurring character is the author Janetta Walters, whose light romantic novels are either loved or loathed by Stevenson characters and we first hear of her books in Mrs. Tim Carries On and Spring Magic. She appears in person in The Two Mrs. Abbotts and The Four Graces, some of Stevensons most popular books are being reissued. Persephone Books reprinted Miss Buncles Book in 2008 and Miss Buncle Married in 2011, Mrs. Tim of the Regiment was reprinted by Bloomsbury in 2010
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The Hardy Boys
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The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in various mystery series for children and teens. The books are published under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon, the Hardy Boys have evolved in various ways since their first appearance in 1927. Beginning in 1959, the books were revised, partially to eliminate racial stereotypes. The books were written in a simpler style in an attempt to compete with television. Some critics argue that in the process, the Hardy Boys changed, becoming more respectful of the law and simultaneously more affluent, agents of the ruling class. Most, however, saw the updates as an attempt to make the style of the more modern. Similar complaints were made about the updates to the comparable girls series Nancy Drew, a new Hardy Boys series, the Hardy Boys Casefiles, was created in 1987, and featured murders, violence, and international espionage. The original Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series ended in 2005, a new series, Undercover Brothers, was launched the same year, featuring updated versions of the characters who narrate their adventures in the first person. The Undercover Brothers ended in 2012 and was replaced in 2013 by The Hardy Boys Adventures, through all these changes, the characters have remained popular. The books sell more than a million copies a year, several additional volumes are published annually, and the boys adventures have been translated into more than 25 languages. The Hardy Boys have been featured in games and five television shows and used to promote merchandise such as lunchboxes. The Hardy Boys are fictional teenage brothers and amateur detectives and they live in the city of Bayport on Barmet Bay with their father, detective Fenton Hardy, their mother, Laura Hardy, and their Aunt Gertrude. Frank, the brother, is eighteen, and his younger brother Joe is seventeen. The brothers nominally attend high school in Bayport, where they are in the same grade, in the older stories, the Hardy Boys cases are often linked to the confidential cases their detective father is working on. He sometimes asks them for help, while at times they stumble upon villains. In the Undercover Brothers series, begun in 2005, the Hardys are members of a known as American Teens Against Crime. The Hardy Boys are constantly involved in adventure and action, despite frequent danger, the boys never lose their nerve. They are hardy boys, luckier and more clever than anyone around them and they live in an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue, Never were so many assorted felonies committed in a simple American small town
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Children's literature
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Childrens literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children. Modern childrens literature is classified in two different ways, genre or the age of the reader. Childrens literature can be traced to stories and songs, part of an oral tradition. The development of childrens literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many childrens tales were originally created for adults. Since the 15th century, a quantity of literature, often with a moral or religious message, has been aimed specifically at children. The late nineteenth and early centuries became known as the Golden Age of Childrens Literature as this period included the publication of many books acknowledged today as classics. There is no single or widely used definition of childrens literature and it can be broadly defined as anything that children read or more specifically defined as fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama intended for and used by children and young people. The International Companion Encyclopedia of Childrens Literature notes that the boundaries of genre. are not fixed but blurred, sometimes, no agreement can be reached about whether a given work is best categorized as literature for adults or children. Rowlings Harry Potter series was written and marketed for young adults, the series extreme popularity led The New York Times to create a separate best-seller list for childrens books. Despite the widespread association of childrens literature with picture books, spoken narratives existed before printing, seth Lerer, in the opening of Childrens Literature, A Readers History from Aesop to Harry Potter, says, This book presents a history of what children have heard and read. The history I write of is a history of reception, early childrens literature consisted of spoken stories, songs, and poems that were used to educate, instruct, and entertain children. It was only in the 18th century, with the development of the concept of childhood, that a genre of childrens literature began to emerge, with its own divisions, expectations. French historian Philippe Ariès argues in his 1962 book Centuries of Childhood that the concept of childhood only emerged in recent times. He explains that children were in the past not considered as different from adults and were not given significantly different treatment. Pre-modern childrens literature, therefore, tended to be of a didactic and moralistic nature, with the purpose of conveying conduct-related, educational, during the 17th century, the concept of childhood began to emerge in Europe. Adults saw children as separate beings, innocent and in need of protection, the English philosopher John Locke developed his theory of the tabula rasa in his 1690 An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. A corollary of this doctrine was that the mind of the child was born blank, and he also suggested that picture books be created for children
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International Standard Book Number
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The International Standard Book Number is a unique numeric commercial book identifier. An ISBN is assigned to each edition and variation of a book, for example, an e-book, a paperback and a hardcover edition of the same book would each have a different ISBN. The ISBN is 13 digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007, the method of assigning an ISBN is nation-based and varies from country to country, often depending on how large the publishing industry is within a country. The initial ISBN configuration of recognition was generated in 1967 based upon the 9-digit Standard Book Numbering created in 1966, the 10-digit ISBN format was developed by the International Organization for Standardization and was published in 1970 as international standard ISO2108. Occasionally, a book may appear without a printed ISBN if it is printed privately or the author does not follow the usual ISBN procedure, however, this can be rectified later. Another identifier, the International Standard Serial Number, identifies periodical publications such as magazines, the ISBN configuration of recognition was generated in 1967 in the United Kingdom by David Whitaker and in 1968 in the US by Emery Koltay. The 10-digit ISBN format was developed by the International Organization for Standardization and was published in 1970 as international standard ISO2108, the United Kingdom continued to use the 9-digit SBN code until 1974. The ISO on-line facility only refers back to 1978, an SBN may be converted to an ISBN by prefixing the digit 0. For example, the edition of Mr. J. G. Reeder Returns, published by Hodder in 1965, has SBN340013818 -340 indicating the publisher,01381 their serial number. This can be converted to ISBN 0-340-01381-8, the check digit does not need to be re-calculated, since 1 January 2007, ISBNs have contained 13 digits, a format that is compatible with Bookland European Article Number EAN-13s. An ISBN is assigned to each edition and variation of a book, for example, an ebook, a paperback, and a hardcover edition of the same book would each have a different ISBN. The ISBN is 13 digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007, a 13-digit ISBN can be separated into its parts, and when this is done it is customary to separate the parts with hyphens or spaces. Separating the parts of a 10-digit ISBN is also done with either hyphens or spaces, figuring out how to correctly separate a given ISBN number is complicated, because most of the parts do not use a fixed number of digits. ISBN issuance is country-specific, in that ISBNs are issued by the ISBN registration agency that is responsible for country or territory regardless of the publication language. Some ISBN registration agencies are based in national libraries or within ministries of culture, in other cases, the ISBN registration service is provided by organisations such as bibliographic data providers that are not government funded. In Canada, ISBNs are issued at no cost with the purpose of encouraging Canadian culture. In the United Kingdom, United States, and some countries, where the service is provided by non-government-funded organisations. Australia, ISBNs are issued by the library services agency Thorpe-Bowker
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OCLC
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The Online Computer Library Center is a US-based nonprofit cooperative organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the worlds information and reducing information costs. It was founded in 1967 as the Ohio College Library Center, OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat, the largest online public access catalog in the world. OCLC is funded mainly by the fees that libraries have to pay for its services, the group first met on July 5,1967 on the campus of the Ohio State University to sign the articles of incorporation for the nonprofit organization. The group hired Frederick G. Kilgour, a former Yale University medical school librarian, Kilgour wished to merge the latest information storage and retrieval system of the time, the computer, with the oldest, the library. The goal of network and database was to bring libraries together to cooperatively keep track of the worlds information in order to best serve researchers and scholars. The first library to do online cataloging through OCLC was the Alden Library at Ohio University on August 26,1971 and this was the first occurrence of online cataloging by any library worldwide. Membership in OCLC is based on use of services and contribution of data, between 1967 and 1977, OCLC membership was limited to institutions in Ohio, but in 1978, a new governance structure was established that allowed institutions from other states to join. In 2002, the structure was again modified to accommodate participation from outside the United States. As OCLC expanded services in the United States outside of Ohio, it relied on establishing strategic partnerships with networks, organizations that provided training, support, by 2008, there were 15 independent United States regional service providers. OCLC networks played a key role in OCLC governance, with networks electing delegates to serve on OCLC Members Council, in early 2009, OCLC negotiated new contracts with the former networks and opened a centralized support center. OCLC provides bibliographic, abstract and full-text information to anyone, OCLC and its member libraries cooperatively produce and maintain WorldCat—the OCLC Online Union Catalog, the largest online public access catalog in the world. WorldCat has holding records from public and private libraries worldwide. org, in October 2005, the OCLC technical staff began a wiki project, WikiD, allowing readers to add commentary and structured-field information associated with any WorldCat record. The Online Computer Library Center acquired the trademark and copyrights associated with the Dewey Decimal Classification System when it bought Forest Press in 1988, a browser for books with their Dewey Decimal Classifications was available until July 2013, it was replaced by the Classify Service. S. The reference management service QuestionPoint provides libraries with tools to communicate with users and this around-the-clock reference service is provided by a cooperative of participating global libraries. OCLC has produced cards for members since 1971 with its shared online catalog. OCLC commercially sells software, e. g. CONTENTdm for managing digital collections, OCLC has been conducting research for the library community for more than 30 years. In accordance with its mission, OCLC makes its research outcomes known through various publications and these publications, including journal articles, reports, newsletters, and presentations, are available through the organizations website. The most recent publications are displayed first, and all archived resources, membership Reports – A number of significant reports on topics ranging from virtual reference in libraries to perceptions about library funding
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The Tower Treasure
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The Tower Treasure is the first volume in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book ranks 55th on Publishers Weeklys All-Time Bestselling Childrens Book List for the United States and this book is one of the Original 10, generally considered by historians and critics of childrens literature to be the best examples of all the Hardy Boys, and Stratemeyer Syndicate, writing. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1927, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. While some volumes only had minor changes, the version of this book had the plot significantly rewritten in 1959 by Harriet S. Adams. The story begins with Frank and Joe Hardy barely avoiding being hit by a driver who they notice has bright red hair. Later, this same red-haired driver attempts a ferryboat ticket office robbery and successfully steals a yellow jalopy called Queen from the Hardys friend, due to one witness reporting that the villain had dark hair, the Hardys assume he is using a red wig. It is learned that the returned to Chets home to steal a tire, helping Frank. Hurd Applegate is convinced that the Towers caretaker, Henry Robinson, is the guilty party, the only proof of Henry Robinsons guilt is that he was suddenly able to pay off a debt, and refused to reveal where he got the money to pay off the debt. The Hardys suspect that the man may be involved with the Tower robbery and search the place where The Queen was found. The Hardys dad, detective Fenton Hardy, learns that the wig was manufactured in New York City, the three Hardys go to New York and learn of a criminal named John Red Jackley who is fond of using disguises. Soon, Jackley is injured in a railroad handcar accident causing him to be hospitalized, about to die, Jackley confesses that he committed the Tower Mansion robbery and put the loot in the old tower… Jackley dies before he is able to explain further. After searches inside and outside of the Tower Mansion the stolen loot is still not found, Frank and Joe decide to go to the railroad where Jackley used to work to find out more information. While investigating, they see two water towers nearby, the Hardys realize that Jackley was referring to the old water tower and not the Tower Mansion. Inside the water tower they find the items but are locked in the tower by a man calling himself Hobo Johnny. Johnny feels that anything in the tower belongs to him, Frank and Joe break out of the water tower and return the securities and jewelry. Then they are rewarded a thousand dollars for returning the missing jewels, in the original version of the book Henry admits that a man who owed him money repaid a debt to him, but he was not allowed to tell anyone in case the mans other debtors found out. This was revised in the 1959 version such that Adelia reveals that she loaned Henry Robinson the money to pay off his debt. Following the revelations and with the stolen loot returned, Hurd re-hires Henry with an increase in salary, Adelia Applegate Hurd Applegate Chief Collig Fenton Hardy Frank Hard Joe Hardy Laura Hardy John ‘‘Red’’ Jackley Hobo Johnny Chet Morton Iola Morton Mr. Morton Mrs. Morton Henry Robinson Mrs
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The Secret of the Old Mill
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The Secret of the Old Mill is Volume 3 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book ranks 86th on Publishers Weeklys All-Time Bestselling Childrens Book List for the United States and this book is one of the Original 10, some of the best examples of the Hardy Boys, and Stratemeyer Syndicate, writing. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1927, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1962 by Alistair Hunter resulting in two different stories with the same title. The Hardy boys learn a case of money is somehow intertwined with a national security case their dad is working on. Frank and Joe help prevent 14-year-old cyclist Ken Blake from getting killed in an accident, as they help the boy up they see he is delivering an envelope to Victor Peters, a name that means something to the Hardys later on in the book. Later, Joe is awakened by a sound and sees a mysterious figure bicycling away from the Hardys home. While investigating the disturbance a note is found that reads, Drop case or else danger for you and your family. The Hardy boys are not sure if this refers to the counterfeiting case that Frank and Joe are investigating or another case their detective dad. The Hardys go with Chet, who wants to apply for a job at Elekton Controls, a missile-development company, but are told by Mr. Markel, one of Elektons security guards, that there are no openings. Before leaving, they notice a bike that looks similar to the one ridden by Ken Blake, the Hardys, their girlfriends, Iola Morton and Callie Shaw and Chet go nearby to have a picnic but an arrow is shot at them with an attached note reading, Danger. The Hardy brothers receive a gift of a motorboat they call The Sleuth, Tony says the construction supply yard he is working at for the summer has become the latest to receive counterfeit money used to pay for lumber by a boy matching the description of Ken Blake. The Hardys take The Sleuth to the mill to investigate and find the mill wheel starting and stopping, soon, they are attacked and left without gas in their new boat. They recover and get back to investigating by finding Ken who says he thinks someone has used his bike the night that Joe saw someone bicycling from the Hardys home. Markel and Docker pull Ken away and then a suspicious vehicle leaves Elekton, later, the same suspicious vehicle gets away before an explosion at Elekton. Frank and Joe are terrified that their dad is inside the burning building, eager to learn more from Ken, the Hardys soon find that Ken has been released from Elekton. The Hardys find him at a house and he explains that the bricks. Frank and Joe return to the old mill and realize that the mill is set up to act as a signaling device for the people living inside
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Publishers Weekly
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Publishers Weekly is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, “The International News Magazine of Book Publishing and Bookselling, with 51 issues a year, the emphasis today is on book reviews. The magazine was founded by bibliographer Frederick Leypoldt in the late 1860s, the publication was a compilation of information about newly published books, collected from publishers and from other sources by Leypoldt, for an audience of booksellers. By 1876, Publishers Weekly was being read by nine tenths of the booksellers in the country, in 1878, Leypoldt sold The Publishers Weekly to his friend Richard Rogers Bowker, in order to free up time for his other bibliographic endeavors. Eventually the publication expanded to include features and articles, harry Thurston Peck was the first editor-in-chief of The Bookman, which began in 1895. Peck worked on its staff from 1895 to 1906, and in 1895, in 1912, Publishers Weekly began to publish its own bestseller lists, patterned after the lists in The Bookman. These were not separated into fiction and non-fiction until 1917, when World War I brought an increased interest in non-fiction by the reading public. Born April 12,1879, in Malden, Massachusetts, Melcher began at age 16 in Bostons Estes & Lauriat Bookstore and he moved to Indianapolis in 1913 for another bookstore job. In 1918, he read in Publishers Weekly that the editorship was vacant. He applied to Richard Rogers Bowker for the job, was hired and he remained with R. R. Bowker for 45 years. While at Publishers Weekly, Melcher began creating space in the publication, in 1919, he teamed with Franklin K. Mathiews, librarian for the Boy Scouts of America, and Anne Carroll Moore, a librarian at the New York Public Library, to create Children’s Book Week. When Bowker died in 1933, Melcher succeeded him as president of the company, in 1943, Publishers Weekly created the Carey–Thomas Award for creative publishing, naming it in honor of Mathew Carey and Isaiah Thomas. In 2008, the circulation was 25,000. It attempts to serve all involved in the creation, production, marketing and sale of the word in book, audio, video. The book review section of Publishers Weekly was added in the early 1940s and grew in importance during the 20th century and through the present time. It currently offers prepublication reviews of 9,000 new trade books each year, in a range of genres and including audiobooks and e-books. These anonymous reviews are short, averaging 200–250 words, and it is not unusual for the section to run as long as 40 pages. In the past, a book review editorial staff of eight editors assigned books to more than 100 freelance reviewers, some are published authors, and others are experts in specific genres or subjects
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Nancy Drew
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Nancy Drew is a fictional American character in a mystery fiction series created by publisher Edward Stratemeyer. The character first appeared in 1930, the books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Over the decades, the character evolved in response to changes in US culture, the books were extensively revised and shortened, beginning in 1959, in part to lower printing costs with arguable success. In the revision process, the original character was changed to be less assertive. In the 1980s, an older and more professional Nancy emerged in a new series, The Nancy Drew Files, the original Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series started in 1930, and ended in 2004. Launched that same year, the Girl Detective series features Nancy driving an electric vehicle. In 2013, the Girl Detective series ended, and a new current series called Nancy Drew Diaries was launched, illustrations of the character evolved over time to reflect contemporary styles. The character proves continuously popular worldwide, at least 80 million copies of the books have sold. Nancy Drew is featured in five films, two shows, and a number of popular computer games, she also appears in a variety of merchandise sold around the world. Nancy Drew is an amateur sleuth. In the original versions of the series, she is a 16-year-old high school graduate, in the series, she lives in the fictional town of River Heights with her father, attorney Carson Drew, and their housekeeper, Hannah Gruen. As a child, she loses her mother and her loss is reflected in her early independence—running a household since the age of ten with a clear-cut servant in early series and deferring to the servant as a surrogate parent in later ones. As a teenager, she spends her time solving mysteries, some of which she stumbles upon, Nancy is often assisted in solving mysteries by her two closest friends, cousins Bess Marvin and George Fayne. Bess is delicate and feminine, while George is a tomboy, Nancy is also occasionally joined by her boyfriend Ned Nickerson, a student at Emerson College. Nancy is often described as a super girl, in the words of Bobbie Ann Mason, she is as immaculate and self-possessed as a Miss America on tour. She is as cool as Mata Hari and as sweet as Betty Crocker, Nancy is well-off, attractive, and amazingly talented, At sixteen she had studied psychology in school, and was familiar with the power of suggestion and association. Nancy was a painter, spoke French, and had frequently run motor boats. She was a driver who at sixteen flashed into the garage with a skill born of long practice
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Tom Swift
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Tom Swift is the main character of five series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. First published in 1910, the series more than 100 volumes. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, Toms adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with Howard Garis. Most of the books are credited to the collective pseudonym Victor Appleton, the 33 volumes of the second series use the pseudonym Victor Appleton II for the author. For this series, and some of the series, the main character is Tom Swift. New titles have been published as recently as 2007, most of the various series emphasized Toms inventions. The books generally describe the effects of science and technology as wholly beneficial, translated into many languages, the books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Tom Swift has also been the subject of a board game, several famous people, including Steve Wozniak and Isaac Asimov, have cited Tom Swift as an inspiration. Several inventions, including the Taser, have been inspired allegedly by Swifts fictional inventions, TASER is said to be an acronym for Thomas A. Swifts Electric Rifle. In his various incarnations, Tom Swift, usually a teenager, is inventive and science-minded, Swift by name, Tom is portrayed as a natural genius. In the earlier series, he is said to have had formal education, the character modeled originally after such inventors as Henry Ford, Thomas Edison. For most of the five series, each book concerns Toms latest invention, often Tom must protect his new invention from villains intent on stealing Toms thunder or preventing his success, but Tom is always successful in the end. Many of Tom Swifts fictional inventions described actual technological developments, Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers was based on Charles Parsonss attempts to synthesize diamonds using electric current. Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone was published in 1912, one source claims the process for sending photographs by telephone was not developed until 1925. However, the first commercial wired telefax service was established in 1865, Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera features a portable movie camera, not invented until 1923 according to one source. However, many early movie cameras were portable by one man, other inventions of Toms have not happened, such as the device for silencing airplane engines that he invents in Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer. In any case, technical ideas are often described speculatively by newspapers, Stratemeyer invented the series to capitalize on the market for childrens science adventure. The Syndicates authors created the Tom Swift stories by first preparing an outline with the plot elements, the books were published using the house pseudonym Victor Appleton
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Bobbsey Twins
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The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the Stratemeyer Syndicates longest-running series of American childrens novels, penned under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope. The first of 72 books were published in 1904, the last in 1979, edward Stratemeyer himself is believed to have written the first volume in its original form in 1904. When the original series was brought to its conclusion in 1979, at least two attempts to restart the series were launched after this, but neither effort saw the popularity that the original series achieved. Elizabeth Ward is credited with volumes 29–35, while Harriet Stratemeyer Adams is credited with 36–38,39,40,42,43, and 44–48. Volumes 49–52 are attributed to Andrew Svenson, while 53–59, and the 1960s rewrites of 1–4,7, 11–13, grace Grote is regarded as the real author of 60–67 and the rewrites of 14 and 18–20, and Nancy Axelrad is credited with 68–72. Of the 1960s rewrites not already mentioned, volumes 5 and 16 are credited to Mary Donahoe,6 and 25 to Patricia Doll, 8–10 and 15 to Bonnibel Weston, and 24 to Margery Howard. Mr. Richard Bobbsey, the owner of a yard in Lakeport Mrs. Mary Bobbsey, his wife. She has dark hair and dark eyes Bert Bobbsey, their elder son and he has dark hair and dark eyes. Freddie Bobbsey, their son, Flossies twin. The Bobbsey Twins, Merry Days Indoors and Out took place over the course of a year, with Nan and Bert described as eight years old. The second book, The Bobbsey Twins in the Country is set at the beginning of the following summer. The second part of the summer is chronicled in The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, the fourth book, The Bobbsey Twins at School, begins the next autumn, with Nan and Bert nearly nine years old and Freddie and Flossie almost five. The earliest Bobbsey books were mainly episodic strings of adventures, with the popularity of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. Even so, few of the mysteries involved violent crime, by 1971, when the Bobbseys visited Colonial Williamsburg, real places were being depicted in meticulous detail, down to the names of well-known hotels and restaurants. In 1960, the Stratemeyer syndicate began to rewrite most of the older volumes and this was done concurrently with the release of a new edition of the series, with picture covers, no dust jackets, and a lavender spine and back cover. Many of the paintings were originally dust-jacket paintings that had been added in the 1950s. In all,20 were completely rewritten, all but two with modernized titles, while 16 were never released in this edition, evidently having been deemed to be dated beyond repair. Most of the rewrites were motivated by changing technology or changing social standards, particularly in how Sam and Dinah, the African-American cook and handyman, were portrayed
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Illegal drug trade
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The illegal drug trade is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs that are subject to drug prohibition laws. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of types of drugs through the use of drug prohibition laws. A UN report has stated that the drug trade generated an estimated US$321.6 billion in 2003. With a world GDP of US$36 trillion in the same year, consumption of illegal drugs is widespread globally. Chinese edicts against opium smoking were made in 1729,1796 and 1800, addictive drugs were prohibited in the west in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the early 19th century, a drug trade in China emerged and as a result. The Chinese government responded by enforcing a ban on the import of opium that led to the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and Qing dynasty China, the United Kingdom won and forced China to allow British merchants to trade opium. Trading in opium was lucrative, and smoking opium had become common in the 19th century, the Second Opium War broke out in 1856, with the British joined this time by the French. In 1868, as a result of the use of opium. Between 1920 and 1933, by the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the beginning of the 21st century saw a drug use increase in North America and Europe, with a particularly increased demand for marijuana and cocaine. As a result, international organized crime such as the Sinaloa Cartel. Another illicit drug with increased demand in Europe is hashish, Drug trafficking is widely regarded by lawmakers as a serious offense around the world. Penalties often depend on the type of drug, the quantity trafficked, if the drugs are sold to underage people, then the penalties for trafficking may be harsher than in other circumstances. Drug smuggling carries severe penalties in many countries, sentencing may include lengthy periods of incarceration, flogging and even the death penalty. In December 2005, Van Tuong Nguyen, a 25-year-old Australian drug smuggler, was hanged in Singapore after being convicted in March 2004, in 2010, two people were sentenced to death in Malaysia for trafficking 1 kilogram of cannabis into the country. The countries of production and transit are some of the most affected by the drug trade. For example, Ecuador has absorbed up to 300,000 refugees from Colombia who are running from guerrillas, paramilitaries, while some applied for asylum, others are still illegal immigrants. The drugs that pass from Colombia through Ecuador to other parts of South America create economic, Honduras, through which an estimated 79% of cocaine passes on its way to the United States, has the highest murder rate in the world
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United States Coast Guard
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The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the countrys seven uniformed services. This has happened twice, in 1917, during World War I, created by Congress on 4 August 1790 at the request of Alexander Hamilton as the Revenue Marine, it is the oldest continuous seagoing service of the United States. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton headed the Revenue Marine, by the 1860s, the service was known as the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service and the term Revenue Marine gradually fell into disuse, the modern Coast Guard was formed by a merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U. S. Life-Saving Service on 28 January 1915, under the U. S. Department of the Treasury. As one of the five armed services, the Coast Guard has been involved in every U. S. war from 1790 to the Iraq War. As of 2014 the Coast Guard had over 36,000 men and women on duty,7,350 reservists,29,620 auxiliarists. In terms of size, the U. S. Coast Guard by itself is the worlds 12th largest naval force. Because of its authority, the Coast Guard can conduct military operations under the U. S. Department of Defense or directly for the President in accordance with Title 14 USC 1–3. The Coast Guards enduring roles are maritime safety, security, to carry out those roles, it has 11 statutory missions as defined in 6 U. S. C. §468, which include enforcing U. S. law in the worlds largest exclusive economic zone of 3.4 million square miles, the Coast Guards motto is the Latin phrase, Semper Paratus. In a 2005 article in Time magazine following Hurricane Katrina, the author wrote, the Coast Guards most valuable contribution to may be as a model of flexibility, and most of all, spirit. Wil Milam, a swimmer from Alaska told the magazine, In the Navy. Practicing for war, training for war, in the Coast Guard, it was, take care of our people and the mission will take care of itself. The Coast Guard carries out three basic roles, which are subdivided into eleven statutory missions. Both agencies maintain rescue coordination centers to coordinate this effort, and have responsibility for military and civilian search and rescue. The two services jointly provide instructor staff for the National Search and Rescue School that trains SAR mission planners and coordinators, previously located on Governors Island, New York, the school is now located at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown at Yorktown, Virginia. The NRC also takes Maritime Suspicious Activity and Security Breach Reports, details on the NRC organization and specific responsibilities can be found in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. The Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement database system is managed and used by the Coast Guard for tracking pollution, the five uniformed services that make up the U. S
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St. Martin's Press
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St. Martins Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City, New York. St. Martins Presss current editor in chief is George Witte, Macmillan Publishers of the United Kingdom founded St. Martins in 1952 and named it after St Martins Lane in London, where associated press Macmillan Publishers was headquartered. Martins as well as some U. S. publishing houses, including Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Holt Publishers, and Tor-Forge Books. Authors published by St. Martin include Sherrilyn Kenyon, M. K. Asante, Charlotte Bingham, John Bingham, Dan Brown, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Ken Bruen, Augusten Burroughs and it also publishes the New York Times crossword puzzle books. In 1984, St. Martins became the first major publisher to release its hardcover books by its in-house mass-market paperback company
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The Missing Chums
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The Missing Chums is volume 4 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book ranks 108th on Publishers Weeklys All-Time Bestselling Childrens Book List for the United States and this book is one of the Original 10, generally considered to be the best examples of the Hardy Boys, and Stratemeyer Syndicate, writing. The plot concerns the disappearance of the Boys chums, Chet and Biff, when Frank and Joe finally find them, they are all captured. In the end, they triumph over the bad guys on mysterious Hermit Island and this book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1928. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams. The original version of book was rewritten in 1962 by James Buechler resulting in two different stories with the same title. The original version of title is noted for being the first Hardy Boys book in which Aunt Gertrude makes an appearance. At the beginning of the book the boys take their new boat, while they are cruising on the bay another boat nearly rams them. They are unable to give chase because of a steering mechanism on boat. It turns out that the boat that nearly rammed them had a purpose for doing so, soon after, the boys prepare to go to Callie Shaws costume party. They inadvertently stumble upon another part of the mystery as they see some unknown men in Mr. Frenchs Costume Shop. Returning home, the boys frighten their Aunt Gertrude with their costumes, soon the boys are off to the costume party on their motorcycles. On the way they realize that the bank is being robbed and they follow the criminals until they lose them at the docks, where they hop into a boat and escape into the fog. After notifying the United States Coast Guard, the boys gain permission from Chief Collig to search for the criminals in the Sleuth, the boys search for the bank robbers in Tony Pritos boat, the Napoli, but are unable to find them in the thickening fog. The boys return home, explain to their father everything they saw at the bank and during the chase, the next day the boys awaken to learn that Chet Morton and Biff Hooper never made it home from the party. The boys not only have to learn who stole the Sleuth, but where their friends went. As the story develops the boys learn that expensive radios that may have stolen are turning up. Lastly, a hermit on an island with a shotgun threatens the boys
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Hunting for Hidden Gold
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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 Weeklys All-Time Bestselling Childrens Book List for the United States, the plot concerns the theft of gold from a mining camp in Montana. At first the case is being worked on by Fenton Hardy but when he becomes injured he invites his sons Frank, after overcoming many obstacles the Hardy boys recover the stolen gold and turn the outlaws over to the Sheriff. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1928, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1963 by Alistair Hunter resulting in two different stories with the same title. The Hardy Boys head to Montana to help their father who had working on a case. When in Lucky Lode, they meet Mr. Burke who owns the store and in the end of the book find out he is a spy called Slip Gun spying on them. They defeat Big Al who was known as Black Pepper when the guy they saved lived in Lucky Lode and they also find Bart Dawson is Bob Dodge, the man who flew them to Montana. Despite the amnesia he had an absolutely dandy time and they end up recovering the gold and rounding up all the bad guys in the story. Frank and Joe have many exciting and suspenseful adventures in this book that are not mentioned in the summary and they do some camping and horseback riding in the snow covered mountains. Upon returning to the Hardy home, with the injured Jadbury Wilson, after a stranger, claiming to be Mr. He tells them that they are looking for gold which Bart Dawson claims was stolen from him by an outlaw named Black Pepper and his gang. The next day, while searching for the gold, the Hardy boys are attacked by the gang of outlaws, however manage to escape. The following day they manage to one member of the gang who tells them where Black Peppers cabin is. Upon searching the cabin they find it abandoned but in the left behind they find a map to the hidden gold. Following the map, the Hardy boys recover the gold which leads to them being attacked by Black Pepper himself, Bart Dawson explains that he had not returned with the gold immediately following the first gun fight because he suffered from amnesia caused by a gunshot to his head
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The Shore Road Mystery
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The Shore Road Mystery is Volume 6 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. The plot centers on attempts by the Hardy Boys to catch a ring of car thieves stealing cars from the Shore Road and this book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1928. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams. The original version of book was rewritten in 1964 by David Grambs resulting in two different stories with the same title. The Hardy boys, Frank and Joe, were taking a drive down Shore Road when they heard a report about a stolen car. Frank and Joe raced towards the scene and actually saw the stolen car, suddenly, a big red produce truck came right into the middle of the road. The boys had no choice but to slam on their brakes and they ended up crashing into a fence and were dazed but uninjured. The driver came out of the truck and apologized, Frank remarks that Something seems fishy about that guy. They both return home that night trying not to let their mother see their cuts and bruises, the next morning a friend of the Hardys, Jack Dodd, calls and tells the Hardys to come quickly. The police were looking for a suspect who had stolen a car, the police thought they found their man. They found Jack Dodds fishing rod in the trunk of one of the stolen cars, Jack insisted that he had not put it there and that he was being framed. The cops handcuffed Jack and his father and took them down to headquarters, later that night Chief Collig came to the Hardys home telling them that the Dodds had taken off in their station wagon. A relative of the Dodds is trying to find a solution to an old mystery an ancestor had in the Bayport area. While riding their motorcycles along the Shore Road the Hardy boys, along with their pal Chet Morton, the three boys give chase, but are delayed due to an accident with a horse-drawn hay wagon. Further down the road they find their chum, Jack Dodd, the Hardy boys resolve to solve the case and clear their friends name. Because of this the Hardy boys believe that the cars are still in the area, after purchasing a nice looking roadster the Hardy boys park the car along the Shore Road and hide in a large locker on the back. After some excitement, the Hardy boys manage to escape and alert the police who surround the area and arrest all of the thieves, including Gus Montrose, and recover the stolen vehicles
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The Secret of the Caves
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The Secret of the Caves is Volume 7 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1929, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1965 by Andrew E. Svenson resulting in two different stories with the same title. The book begins with Chet Morton showing off his new metal detector to the Hardy boys, meanwhile, their father, Fenton Hardy, is working to protect a Coastal Radar Station from sabotage during its construction. They are interrupted by Mary Todd who tells them that her brother, Morgan Todd, is missing, the Hardy boys and their father decide to team up to both find Morgan Todd and protect the Coastal Radar Station. The Hardy boys travel to Kentworth College and meet Todds colleague, a clue leads them to Rockaway, but when it is mentioned they notice strange behavior from Cadmus Quill. While driving to Rockaway they hear a report that the radar station has been damaged. Their help is not needed so they leave for Rockaway, stopping at Palis Paris to purchase a spinning wheel for their Aunt Gertrude. When they stop in at Tuttles General Store Mr. Tuttle warns them to keep away from Honeycomb Caves because people have seen strange lights, instead of leaving, the boys decide to camp at Honeycomb Caves with their friends Chet and Biff. At the caves they meet a strange hermit who invites them for breakfast, then chases them off, the story concludes with the Hardy boys finding a submarine delivering supplies to the hermit in the caves. They explore the cave and learn that the caves have an underground passage to Palis Paris where a device was being built to interfere with the new Coastal Radar Station. The Hardy boys trap the criminals, including Cadmus Quill, in the cave while the State Police enter from the other end, the Navy is alerted and intercepts the submarine to find Morgan Todd being held hostage. The revised edition was used for an episode of the Hardy Boys animated series and a View Master version also exists
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The Mystery of Cabin Island
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The Mystery Of Cabin Island is Volume 8 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1929, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1966 by Anne Shultes resulting in two different stories with the same title. While they are collecting the keys to the cabin from Mr. Jefferson they meet Mr. Hanleigh who is interested in purchasing the island, as well, Mr. Jefferson asks the Hardy boys to locate his grandson Johnny who has gone missing. As the boys try to enjoy themselves, someone seems determined to spoil their fun, first, two high school dropouts vandalize their loaded ice boat, the Sea Gull, which delays their departure for Cabin Island by a few hours. Once on the island, a ghost-like hooting leads to an innocent, all their groceries are stolen, and so Frank and Joe head for the coast to purchase new supplies, but not long after, they find the original stock buried in snow. Chet sees a ghost walking through the woods, as well Mr. Hanleigh, Hanleigh who was pretending to be Jeffersons representative. The Hardy boys find the missing medals hidden in the chimney and also locate Johnny, returning both to Mr. Jefferson who rewards them with a medal for each of them. However, a mysterious stranger chases them off the island, and on their return to shore, they crash into an iceboat piloted by Ted Carson and Ike Nash. The boys are invited to the home of Elroy Jefferson. They overhear an argument between Jefferson, the owner of Cabin Island, and a Mr. Hanleigh, who is trying to buy the titular cabin for large sums of money. As time goes by on the island, the notice that strange things have been going on. Frank and Joe head to a village on the mainland to get more supplies and it is later revealed that after Sparewell was almost caught with the stamps, he went to Cabin Island to try to return the stamps in secret. However, he hid them in a gap in the chimney, intending to retrieve them the next day, before Sparewell died, he willed the box of stamps to his nephew, Mr. Hanleigh, with the instructions to return it to Jefferson. Hanleigh had been trying to buy the island and prowl around it to recover the stamps, neither Hanleigh nor the boys were able to find the stamps, but when a violent storm tears the cabin apart, the box of stamps is miraculously recovered
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The Great Airport Mystery
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The Great Airport Mystery is Volume 9 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1930, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1965 by Tom Mulvey resulting in two different stories with the same title. While driving home the Hardy boys take a shortcut which results in a car crash. The next day they are hired by Mr, the Hardy boys decide to quit their messenger jobs when it becomes clear that the gang is onto them. Instead they rent a plane and take photographs of the area where their car crash occurred, however, their camera. After recovering their pictures the Hardy boys rent a helicopter and return to the area of the car crash, finding a hidden cave. Next the Hardy boys fly to a small Caribbean island, eventually they manage to apprehend all of the criminals involved and return to Bayport gratified at solving yet another mystery. Clint is revealed to be alive after all, having survived the crash, in the original version of this story on the way to the new Bayport Airport the boys are almost run over by Mail Pilot Giles Ducroy. Ducroy blames the boys because he lost his job and later he frames the boys for a mail robbery, although they dont have an alibi they are bailed out of jail by Mr Applegate and Mr Jefferson owner of Cabin Island. The Hardy boys overhear Ducroy and two other hoods planning an air mail robbery. They find out that Ducroy and company bought an airplane and stow in the back of it to follow the hoods, when Ducroy and company try to steal a major payroll the Hardy boys capture the thieves. The real pilot, whose plane was ruined by the thieves and they get rewarded since info they had sent to their father clears the boys. He is a pilot for the Stanwide Company, Jerry helps the Hardys several times on their case, including flying them to a Caribbean island near the end of the mystery. In the other books of this series his name is given as Jerry Gilroy. Iola Morton Callie Shaw Mrs. Morton Biff Hooper Bill Vogel Kurt Lerner Kyle Rodney Clint Hill Mr. Newcomer Bush Barney and he has a card in Mr. Hardys identification files as an ex-convict, which is where Frank Hardy finds out who Bush Barney is. Art Rodax, Art Rodax is the boss of the Hardy Boys when they take jobs at the Stanwide Mining Equipment Company. Rodax is a man with thinning hair, and a sour
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What Happened at Midnight
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What Happened at Midnight is Volume 10 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1931, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1967 by Tom Mulvey resulting in two different stories with the same title. Joe and Frank are asked by their father Fenton Hardy to break into the house of a scientist and retrieve a secret invention, the brothers successfully retrieve the device while at the same time thwarting an attempted burglary. The device turns out to be a small radio with remarkably clear reception, their father sends a message to guard it carefully. The next day at an antique show, Chet steps on the toe of a blonde-haired man who becomes angry. Later, the see the blonde man, who accidentally dumps his briefcase contents when fleeing them. From here the plot parallels in many ways the original plot, at a party at Chets later that night, the boys observe someone snooping around their car. Joe goes to investigates and disappears as the clock strikes midnight, as in the original, Frank and Chet search for Joe, but the trail eventually grows cold until a tip from Aunt Gertrude lead to the caves along the bay off Shore Road. In this version, the bad guys are recast as both jewel smugglers and electronic thieves, once the boys are back to Bayport, they find the gangs head honcho is working at the local jewelry store, and as in the original version they follow him to the airport. The use of bi-planes in the original is maintained in the new version by the device of having the Hardys contact an acquaintance who has a plane to help them chase Taffy Marr. Their parachute escape from the biplane, one of the dramatic set-pieces of the original version, is thus maintained in the new book. As in the first book, Marr and the rest of the gang are rounded up late at night on the beach trying to bring in a load of hot diamonds. This story opens with Chet Morton giving the Hardy boys and their chums a lesson on how to use the new automat which just opened in their hometown of Bayport, while jostling one another the boys bump into a blonde haired man. Later, while wrestling with the boys from Crabb Corners, Joe Hardy falls against the man again causing him to drop his package which is later revealed to contain diamonds he is smuggling. That evening the Hardy boys attend a party at the Mortons farm, while the clock was striking midnight Joe Hardy disappeared without a trace. At first Frank thinks his brother is playing a joke on him, a while later Frank and his chums manage to locate Joe who has been kidnapped and kept hostage in a cave along the Shore Road. The rest of the deals with Frank and Joe traveling to New York City to unravel the mystery of the blonde man
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While the Clock Ticked
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While The Clock Ticked is Volume 11 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1932, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1962 by James Buechler resulting in two different stories with the same title. The original-text edition was the last book to be released in the red binding before Grosset & Dunlap switched to a binding in mid-1932. When Raymond Dalrymple starts to receive death threats he seeks help from Fenton Hardy, however Mr. Hardy is out of town so Frank and Joe offer to help. Mr. Dalrymple did not want to give the Hardy boys the case, while walking on the shore road they are almost hit by a big touring car with the curtains down, they then meet a motorcycle cop who was chasing the car which supposedly carried river thieves. The next day Mr. Dalrymple returned, having decided to let the Hardy boys take the case, Mr. Applegate is too excited to explain what he was doing there, so the Hardy boys have to go back and explore the home another day. Upon further exploration they find an unused wing of the home which has recently had locks added to the doors, the police are called who find the locked rooms filled with stolen goods, stolen by the river thieves. While the police thought this resolved the case, the Hardy boys kept an eye on the Purdy house and found a stranger coming to the house, who then runs away after another scream is heard. While investigating the house again the Hardy boys are taken hostage by an old man named Amos. Surprisingly they are rescued by Mr. Applegate and a bomb, Mr. Dalrymple arrives with the police and Amos falls to his death while trying to escape. A banker named Ray Dalrymple of Lakeside gets death threats and shows up at the Hardy house, Frank and Joe offer to help, and he reluctantly agrees. Soon after that, during a hike with their friends, the Hardy boys are nearly run over by a car and they then investigate the Purdy place. After that, they rest and talk over their recent misadventures, another stormy exploration of the mansion reveals a man resembling Dalrymple enter the house. Suddenly, a light goes on in the house, followed by a mans scream and this later proved to be an elderly man named Hurd Applegate, a friend of the Hardy boys. He tells them of the theft of his valuable jade collection, further sleuthing reveals that the thefts are performed in well-known speedboats such as the Hardys Sleuth. Shortly after, Dalrymple disappears and the Hardys, fearing for his life, then the Hardys are held up by a man named Arthur Jensen, looking similar to Dalrymple, living in his house secretly in hiding. Jensen was a thief who stole small, but valuable things from ships, Frank and Joe are bound and gagged along with an inventor named Amos Wandy, with a time bomb set to go off at 3 a. m
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Footprints Under the Window
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Footprints Under the Window is Volume 12 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams. The original version of book was rewritten in 1965 by David Grambs. Frank and Joe attempt to uncover a plot to smuggle refugees from Baredo in the Huellas into the United States, and they also get involved with investigating attempts to spy on a top-secret satellite camera being built at a local company called Micro-Eye. Someone has managed to infiltrate security at the plant and has photos of blueprints. They manage to escape from the hold with the assistance of their father, Fenton Hardy and they free the political prisoners on board and capture the criminals with the assistance of the Coast Guard. Later that day, the go down to the docks to meet their aunt. While waiting, they meet a man who himself as Sidney Pebbles. The next morning Mr. Pebbles has disappeared, along with papers from Fenton Hardys coat pockets. That night, they arrive home to find Aunt Gertrude on the floor and she had accidentally overslept and had to arrive on the return voyage, making her a day late. Concerned, they hire a nurse, Mrs. Cody, to care of her while she recovers. Later, the boys and Orrin North head to a Chinese restaurant named Lantern Land where Sidney Pebbles is working, to their surprise, a Sidney Pebbles is working there, but is not the same man. They overhear Pebbles talking with Tom Wat, a Chinese man who was stabbed in the fight, but miraculously survived. The Hardy boys intervene and save the pair, also trying to help Tom, during the course of their investigation, the Hardy boys hide Tom Wat by dressing him up as a woman and hiding him in their home. They also meet the real Mr. Pebbles and realize that they had been fooled by an imposter who lied to them in order to get into their house
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The Mark on the Door
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The Mark on the Door is Volume 13 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams. The original version of book was rewritten in 1967 by Tom Mulvey resulting in two different stories with the same title. While boating on Barmet Bay, the Hardy boys spot a periscope from a submarine, Mr. Cardillo later returns to the rental location and steals the speedboat, leading the boys on a search for the stolen boat. Cardillo then ditches the boat after his cronies knock out Frank, while investigating Mr. Cardillo, the boys find an Indian ring with a strange crest on it and Fenton Hardy receives a threatening letter telling him to beware of the mark on the door. The Hardy boys, their father, and their friend Chet Morton fly to Mexico where they find a band of Indians and a strange oil smuggling operation using submarines. Their deductions lead them to a small Mexican town where they learn that people are mysteriously disappearing. The Hardy boys travel to Mexico to search for a witness in an oil stock swindling case
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The Hidden Harbor Mystery
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The Hidden Harbor Mystery is Volume 14 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams. The original version of book was rewritten in 1961 by James Beuchler resulting in two different stories with the same title. The original story contained racial stereotypes which were removed during the revision, the Hardy boys meet Mr. Bart Worth who is the editor of the Larchmont Record. He explains that Mr. Samuel Blackstone has sued him for printing a story accusing his ancestors of being pirates, Mr. Worth also tells the Hardy boys about the long-standing feud between the Blackstone and the Rand families over ownership of a pond in Hidden Harbor. The Hardy boys accept Mr. Worth’s case and, along with their friend Chet Morton, once they have set up a camp on the beach between the two properties, the boys begin to investigate the Rand and Blackstone estates. They are surprised to find a ‘sea monster’ in the pond and to witness Mr. Rand being hit over the head with a vase by Mr. Blackstone, only later to find the vase intact. The feud is settled when Mr. Rand and Mr. Blackstone decide to work together to harvest the valuable cypress trees from Hidden Harbor, during a storm, they meet Mr. Samuel Blackstone who tells the boys that he is carrying a large sum of money. Shortly thereafter, the ship aground and Mr. Blackstone is knocked down by Mr. Luke Jones. Joe and Chet manage to swim to shore but Frank Hardy goes missing as he stayed behind to assist the injured Mr. Blackstone, shortly after Frank is located, the three boys are arrested on charges of robbing Mr. Blackstone. The Hardy boys immediately suspect Mr. Rand of robbing Mr. Blackstone, recording the license plate of a car that they see him get in to, they learn he lives in Hidden Harbor. The Hardy boys visit the wreck of the Resolute where they attempt to retrieve the handwriting samples, however, their boat drifts off and they are detained by the Coast Guard before they are able to reach their stateroom. After returning to land, they are questioned by the attorney at Mr. Blackstone’s bedside. There they learn about the feud between the Blackstones and the Rands. Chet and the Hardy boys travel south to Hidden Harbor to retrieve new handwriting samples from Miss Pennyworth as well as to investigate who stole Mr. Blackstone’s money, while there, they are followed by a detective and their campsite is vandalized. They also stumble across a ‘secret society’ of young men being led by Luke Jones. This group of Negroes kidnaps Mr. Rand’s mentally insane brother who manages to turn the tables on them by stealing their revolvers, the Hardy boys also manage to gather indisputable evidence which solves their father’s case without the need for replacement handwriting samples
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The Sinister Signpost
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The Sinister Sign Post is Volume 15 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1936, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1968 by Tom Mulvey resulting in two different stories with the same title. This story begins with Frank and Joe Hardy driving home along Shore Road when they have an accident with a dragster. When they arrive home their father, Fenton Hardy, tells them about a new case he has taken on for Alden Automotive Research and Development Company, with which he would like the boys help. While they are discussing the case someone fires a grenade into their house with a warning attached. Frank and Joe start by working undercover at Alden’s shop, while their friend Chet Morton takes an interest in jet propelling his bicycle, at the shop the boys meet Barto Sigor and they learn that he has a twin brother Vilno who recently quit Alden’s employment. The boys immediately suspect that the twins may have swapped spots so that Vilno can gain access to the plans for the new motor, the Hardy boys also meet Roger Alden, Mr. Alden’s son, who seems to have a bad attitude. He is the second suspect. Aunt Gertrude receives news that she has just inherited a farm for retired racing horses and she is horrified at the prospect of owning such a thing, but before she can sell it the Hardy boys go to see the place. When they return they find that Mr. Alden’s racehorse Topnotch has been stolen and is being held for ransom, the Hardy boys return to the farm where they meet with Fowler, the manager of the farm, who tells them to get lost. While there, Frank picks up a cartridge from Fowler’s rifle and it is later revealed that Fowler is actually Norman Dodson, and is responsible for the theft of Topnotch. Using their detective skills, the Hardy boys figure out where the horse is being kept and they go there, get captured, but manage to escape while riding Topnotch to freedom. Returning to the Alden automotive case, they learn that Barto has fled the plant with Mr. Aldens experimental race car. The Hardy boys eventually figure out where Barto is hiding, but when they reach the mansion hideout, once captured they find their father has also been trapped, along with Mr. Alden and his son Roger. The original story involves the theft of a racehorse, Topnotch. Intertwined are the mysterious and malevolent works of the villain Vilnoff and these two stories are intertwined and the Hardy boys are immersed as they solve the seemingly unlinked mysteries
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A Figure in Hiding
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A Figure in Hiding is Volume 16 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1937, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. Then the boys take their boat, the Sleuth out on Barmet Bay for a ride, when the boys try to track down Mr. Lambert he goes missing and Bill Braxton, the owner of the Sea Spook is attacked at his boathouse and the Spook is searched. Meanwhile Fenton Hardy examines the warning from Henry Zatta, the blind peddler and they then realize that Mr. Lambert is actually a hoodlum named Spotty Lemuel. Their discussion is interrupted by an old man at the door named Zachary Mudge who is staying at Doc Grafton’s Health Farm, Mr. Mudge tells them that he would like to purchase the Sea Spook. The boys decide to go to pick up their girlfriends Callie and Iola from a movie at the Bijou and they catch the man but he escapes before the police arrive. Later, the boys travel up the river in the ‘’sleuth’’ to speak to Mrs. Lunberry, upon returning they are summoned to Doc Grafton’s Health Farm by their chum Chet Morton, who has taken summer employment there. During the course of their travels they keep seeing suspicious vehicles, the clue about the green Torpedo leads them to Izmir Motors, owned by Malcolm Izmir. The boys try to get to the door of Mr. Izmir’s house but are attacked by his dogs and have to climb a tree to escape. The butler finally comes outside and calls the dog and the Hardys get to talk to Malcolm Izmir who had been receiving threatening notes. Upon returning home they find their house has been burglarized and their fathers safe blown open and Aunt Gertude tied and gagged with a note that calls her a blabber mouth. They learn from Chief Collig that the Bijou holdup man was actually Nick Cordoza, and that he had broken into Mr. Izmir’s house, the boys also learn from Mr. Mudge that the Izmir syndicate has gone broke. Izmir is the head of the Goggler Gang because his name can be shortened to Mal I, Fenton Hardy goes undercover at the resort while Chet and the Hardy boys investigate by sneaking on to the Health Farm. They all end up captured by Spotty Lemuel and Rip Sinder and they are rescued when Chet calls the police, who arrest the villains and several other crooks that were staying at the Health Farm. The boys go see a movie called A Figure in Hiding at the local Rialto Theater, after the film is over, the Rialto is robbed with the thief getting away with $900. Then the boys go to the Bayport Hotel and meet up with their father and they spy on a pair of men in the room next door who are part of a cruel gang called the Eye Syndicate, ran by a bogus doctor named Doc Grafton. While Sinder and Lemuel are doing Graftons business, Sinders adopted daughter barges in, Spotty, trying to get her to leave, reveals to her that she was adopted, something that Sinder had kept secret from her. This works and Virginia runs away in a fit of despair, not long after that, the police mistakenly arrest their friend Chet for the robbery
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The Secret Warning
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The Secret Warning is Volume 17 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in collaboration by John Button, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1966 by James D. Lawrence resulting in two different stories with the same title. On a stormy night, the Hardy boys receive a visit from Captain Early who tells them the story of Red Rogers, the ‘Jolly Roger’, and Whalebone Island, the next day, the boys receive a map in the mail showing a red X on Whalebone Island. They assume this is a map so they, along with their friend Chet Morton, go to meet their father. As they approach, they see the abandoned lighthouse flashing a warning to them in Morse code, on the island, they find their father who tells them about a solid gold bust of an Egyptian Pharaoh which was owned by Mr. Zufar. While it was being shipped to America aboard a freighter named Katawa, however, the insurance company has received a tip that the head was not on the ship when it sank and Mr. Zufar is trying to defraud them. The Hardy boys end up on the ship that is sent to search the Katawa. While they are on board, they notice another salvage ship in the area as well, once the diver is lowered to the sunken ship, he finds that someone else has already been there and stolen some of the ship’s equipment. On a later dive, the diver is nearly killed when a squid triggers a trap that was intended for him. The boys leave the ship when they receive notice that their father has gone missing. In the end, while the bad guys nearly capture them, as a result of an earlier rescue the boys performed, the divers were going to give them a share of the treasure and had come to do so when they found them in trouble. While the mystery is solved, the boys discover that the money the other divers were after is actually counterfeit, the Hardy Boys meet up with a professional diver by the name of Roland Perry, who is employed by the Crux Brothers diving company. After the boys rescue Perry from a mishap on the water, they loan him one of their fathers suits, but the suit happened to contain important notes for the case that the elder Hardy was working on, so he sends the boys to retrieve them. Along the way, they run afoul of two thugs, Bock and Simon, after retrieving the notes, the boys stick around to help Perry raise a yacht belonging to a wealthy businessman. In the process, they become entangled in Perrys bitter feud with another diver, Gus Kuntz, Kuntz employs the thugs Bock and Simon, and repeatedly tries to sabotage Perrys diving operations, putting Perrys and the boys lives at risk. Mysterious notes left at the Hardys hotel serve as the eponymous secret warnings, foretelling misfortune, at length the yacht is raised, and Perry moves on to his next job, searching for treasure in the sunken ocean liner Katawa off of Reeds Point. They enlist the aid of photographer and inventor Earl Chipsley
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The Twisted Claw
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The Twisted Claw is Volume 18 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Button in 1939, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1969 by Tom Mulvey resulting in two different stories with the same title. While their father Fenton Hardy is working on cases of robberies, he asks Frank and Joe to stake out the Black Parrot. The Hardy boys get a job loading crates aboard the ship but because the crew is so unfriendly and are very busy. They instead decide to follow another lead and travel to New York to search for an old book. While scouring a used book store, they locate a book titled Empire of the Twisted Claw which bears a symbol on the cover which matches a ring the first mate of the Black Parrot was wearing. As the investigation continues, the Boys and their father learn that the thieves are targeting the DeGraw collection and they stand guard at one of the museums but when the thieves strike, they use a sleeping gas knocking the boys out. Following up on a lead, they find where the Black Parrot has docked again and watch while the crew loads about a dozen logs on board, the Hardy boys then track down the Yellow Parrot where they take jobs to get aboard and look around. While investigating more of these strange logs in the storeroom, the logs break free, when they learn that the Yellow Parrot is going to meet up with the Black Parrot, the boys realize that they must escape. They jump ship and swim to an island where they meet an eccentric man who lives on that island. They escape the island by hitching a ride with a pilot who is a friend of the island man, later, they receive a radio call from someone on the Yellow Parrot who is trying to help them. The boys fly to the source of the signal and find the ship hidden near the strange island, initially they are captured but manage to escape while learning why the crooks desire the DeGraw collection and capture the masterminds behind the robberies. The Hardy boys take on the Twisted Claw smugglers
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The Disappearing Floor
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The Disappearing Floor is Volume 19 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Button in 1940, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1964 by James D. Lawrence resulting in two different stories with the same title. UK version published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. as The Mystery of the Disappearing Floor, Volume 5, in 1971. The Hardy boys are asked by their father, Fenton Hardy, to assist him in solving a case involving a notorious thief, Noel Strang. Initially, they spot Strangs car and attempt to follow it until the car drops a purple smoke bomb, while returning home from the car chase, they run into their friend Chet Morton who was in the woods rock collecting when he heard weird screams. When they go to investigate, they find a strangely tiled floor in the woods and nearby an injured man suddenly revives and runs off. Their adventure continues with a stolen amethyst, a bomb damaging their boat the Sleuth, when Aunt Gertrude hears where the boys found Chet, she tells them that they were close to Old Man Perth’s house where strange deaths have happened. The owner of the Perth Mansion, Jerome Perth, was a tycoon who made many enemies due to his swindles. When he died his nephew, Clarence Perth, inherited the house, shortly after moving in, the servants awoke during a night to him screaming and he was found on the floor of his bedroom with a fractured skull, saying Th. the Floor. before dying. The door and the windows of the room were all locked from the inside, the Hardy boys identify a pilot who may be helping the thieves, so they walk into his hangar to examine his plane. Armed with a camera, Joe snaps a picture of a map found in the plane. This leads them to a cabin hidden in the woods in a small bight named Tigers Bight, unfortunately, the boys don’t have a chance to investigate the cabin as their family friend Jack Wayne crashes his plane Skyhappy Sal nearby and is injured. After rescuing Jack, the return to the Perth mansion where they find the jewel thieves hiding out and tricking a professor, Aden Darrow. After more investigation, the Hardy boys manage to figure out that Clarence died by accident due to the floor in his bedroom. Eventually Fenton Hardy reaches the Perth Mansion with the police and rescues his sons, the boys help to bring a gang of bank robbers to justice. In the television series, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, the story is completely rewritten, in it, the boys are asked by their father to help him keep surveillance on an employee of a technology firm who have hired for a case
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The Mystery of the Flying Express
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The Mystery Of The Flying Express is Volume 20 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Button in 1941, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1970 by Vincent Buranelli. After the new hydrofoil they are guarding, the Flying Express, is stolen, the Hardy boys help their father locate a foreign spy camp hidden somewhere in the western United States
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The Clue of the Broken Blade
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The Clue of the Broken Blade is Volume 21 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Button in 1942, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1970 by Richard Deming resulting in two different stories with the same title. After their fencing instructor Ettore Russo tells them about a sword, the championship saber Adalante. Supposedly written on the sword is the owners will that names the fencing instructor as an heir of his deceased grandfathers fortune. Others also intent on finding the sword try hard to foil the Hardys from getting there first
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The Flickering Torch Mystery
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The Flickering Torch Mystery is Volume 22 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1943, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1971 by Vincent Buranelli resulting in two different stories with the same title. When two suspicious plane accidents occur near Marlin Crag Airport, the two Hardy brothers investigate the case and find themselves in danger than they anticipated. Frank and Joe suspect an oil beacon near the airport caught the pilots off track, the boys go to fictional Pittville and visit Martin Weisss parents. They get a clue about a place called The Flickering Torch. This involves investigating the Flickering Torch where a band seems to be involved in something shady and their friend Chet Morton develops a new hobby of building airplanes, however when he buys a used fuselage from an airplane junkyard it gets stolen from his farm. Ultimately the Hardys smash a plot to make industrial diamonds using uranium isotopes from smuggled coal from the United Kingdom. The boys investigate the disappearance of rare silkworms at a scientific research facility while working at an experimental farm during their summer vacation. The mystery deepens to include the theft of government building materials — A case being investigated by their famous father and this book was also adapted in 1977 as the episode The Flickering Torch Mystery for the 1977 Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries TV series. The story, again, was completely re-written, involving the Hardy Brothers looking for a sound engineer in an investigation that uncovers a plot to kill rock star Tony Eagle. Later, they uncover the true method of the murder attempt, but no one believes them until they are forced to trust their instincts and stop Eagles departure on his private plane
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The Melted Coins
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The Melted Coins is Volume 23 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1944, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1970 by Andrew E. Svenson resulting in two different stories with the same title. Frank and Joe Hardy become suspicious when their friend Chet Morton enrols in a school that sounds too good to be true. While investigating a burglary at the Seneca Indian Reservation in New York State they also investigate the nearby Zoar College and their sleuthing leads them to believe that there is a connection between the professors of a fictional college and the theft of a tribal mask titled Spoon Mouth. This mask was created when some melted coins happened to look like a sacred Indian image, now it is missing and the boys investigation proves to be dangerous however they successfully recover the mask and capture the thieves
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The Short-Wave Mystery
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The Short-Wave Mystery is Volume 24 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1945, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was rewritten in 1966 by David Grambs resulting in two different stories with the same title. The Hardy boys are drawn into a mystery when a group of thieves steals a collection of stuffed animals from an estate sale. Later, the Hardy boys notice a station wagon carrying stuffed animals, but when they try to give chase, when the Hardy boys visit the estate to investigate the remaining stuffed animals, they are knocked unconscious and someone steals the remaining animals. They manage to get their hands on two of them and convince their friend Chet Morton, who has taken up taxidermy as a hobby. After the Lectrex plant is raided, the go with their father to investigate. The Hardy Boys travel to Canada to solve the theft of radio parts and break up an industrial spy ring
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The Secret Panel
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The Secret Panel is Volume 25 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Harriet S. Adams in 1946, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was shortened in 1969 by Priscilla Baker-Carr resulting in two slightly different stories sharing the same title. Adding to the mystery, the Mead mansions doors have neither knobs nor visible keyholes, only after speaking to a locksmith do they learn that the locks were concealed. The Hardy boys are to locate a signal that hums like someone singing faintly. Fentons mystery ends up intertwining with the Mead mansion and the criminal, whos been carrying out a series of break-ins. The master criminal had befriended Mr. Mead, found out about the device, and stolen it
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The Phantom Freighter
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The Phantom Freighter is Volume 26 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Amy McFarlane, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was shortened in 1970 by Priscilla Baker-Carr resulting in two similar stories sharing the same title. The Hardy brothers embark on a trip under mysterious circumstances. The Hardy Boys discover that the Phantom Freighter is really a smuggling ship used to smuggle counterfeit documents, illegal drugs, cow hides, meanwhile, Aunt Gertrude has arrived and announced that she is going to be living in the Hardy household long term. The shipping company incorrectly delivers one of her cartons, delivering instead a box apparently of raw wool addressed to a Mr. Johnson to the Hardy’s address. After expressing her anger at the company as the carton contains valuable family papers. Arriving at the farm, the boys find nobody home. Frank breaks into the barn to rescue a carton believed to be Aunt Gertrude’s, the owner of the barn who arrives and is shocked to find that someone had been staying at his house and having packages delivered while he was out of town. Later, after reviewing several other modes of travel with Mr. McClintock, the boys then try repeatedly to book passage on freighters scheduled through Bayport, but are rebuffed at every turn. The travel agency they attempted to work through, owned by Mr. Klack, at the suggestion of loyal Hardy friend Chet Morton, the boys and Mr. McClintock employ local fishing captain Harkness to take them on a fishing expedition. Captain Harkness agrees to take the trip, provided they avoid Barmet Shoals as he recently spotted a phantom freighter there that left him spooked and shaken. After landing a monstrous tuna to the delight of Mr. McClintock and heading back to Bayport, as night falls, the party on the boat is horrified to see a freighter cutting through the sea toward them, only to go silent and dark. Though the boys try hard to locate the ship, it is heard or sighted again and has disappeared by first light. Rescue comes from a patrol aircraft and ship the next day. Fenton Hardy reveals that he is working on a case of forged historical documents which have been appearing in the rare document trade, Aunt Gertrude takes a trip to Bridgewater, evasively answering questions about where and why she is going. The boys follow her to Bridgewater and find her meeting with a woman the boys previously identified as one of the people involved in the package delivery scheme. The boys summon the police who arrest the woman and search her motel room
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The Secret of Skull Mountain
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The Secret of Skull Mountain is Volume 27 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by George Waller Jr. in 1948, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was shortened to 177 pages in 1966 by David Grambs resulting in two similar stories sharing the same title. Every night water strangely disappears from the new Tarnack Reservoir near Skull Mountain, Frank and Joe join forces with a team of skilled engineers to solve the baffling mystery. The book takes place on Skull Mountain, a mountain where many skulls have been seen, near Bayport and this city around Skull Mountain loses water each night because of the new reservoir. There is always something happening on the mountain, which has an underground channel. The story begins when Joe wants to go swimming, however, when they discover that the water is missing, they team up with Chet Morton, Dick Ames and Bob Carpenter in order to solve the mystery. While exploring Skull Mountain, where the reservoir is located, the boys are attacked several times and they finally find Timothy Kimball Jr. breaking into Mr. & Mrs. Kleng’s store in order to steal the safe which holds his pay. Timothy is arrested and questioned about the reservoir and this leads the Hardy Boys to catch the villain, Mr. Kleng, and solve the crime. At the end, the Hardy Boys can go swim because there is water in the pool. The main characters are the Hardy Boys, Joe Hardy, who is a 17-year-old and the son of world-renowned detective Fenton Hardy, minor characters include a local engineer named Bob Carpenter, his assistant Dick Ames, and the Hardy Boys friend, Chet Morton. Mr. & Mrs. Kleng organize the crime to steal the water from the reservoir, but Timothy Kimball Jr. is actually being paid to carry out the plan. Dr Foster, who was treated badly, is another character who is kidnapped by Mr Klengs gang to test the tunnel in the mountain to see if there are any minerals in it
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The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
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The Sign of the Crooked Arrow is Volume 28 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Andrew E. Svenson in 1949, between 1959 and 1973, the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was shortened in 1970 by Priscilla Baker-Carr. The Hardy brothers interrupt their investigations of jewelry store holdups to answer a plea from their cousin on a New Mexico cattle ranch. They discover how Arrow cigarettes can knock people out using a gas comes out from a vent in the ground in New Mexico
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The Secret of the Lost Tunnel
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The Secret of the Lost Tunnel is Volume 29 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Andrew E. Svenson in 1950, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was shortened in 1968 resulting in two different stories with the same title. The Hardy Boys travel with Brigadier General Jack Smith to a historic Civil War battlefield in the Deep South, rocky Run Battlefield is the center of a legend involving a Confederate general who was disgraced due to his alleged involvement with the theft of gold from a bank. Smith seeks to vindicate the long-dead officer
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The Wailing Siren Mystery
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The Wailing Siren Mystery is Volume 30 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Andrew E. Svenson in 1951, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was shortened in 1968 by Priscilla Baker-Carr resulting in two similar stories sharing the same title. This includes finding out who kidnapped Jack Wayne and took his plane, and where the wailing siren is coming from
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The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
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The Secret of Wildcat Swamp is Volume 31 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by William Dougherty in 1952, between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyers daughter. The original version of book was shortened in 1969 by Priscilla Baker-Carr resulting in two slightly different stories sharing the same title. An paleontology expedition in the West turns into an attempt to capture freight train robbers
