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THE HARDY BOYS

MYSTERY BOOKS

Fictional teen sleuths Frank and Joe Hardy are the sons of the celebrated
private detective Fenton Hardy, ex-NYPD ace detective, and his wife, Laura.
Visiting or living with them (depending on the book) is Fenton's elder sister,
"Aunt" Gertrude Hardy.

They reside in an unspecified Northeastern state's seaboard city of Bayport,
located near the Atlantic Ocean on Barmet Bay.

The Boys are highly mobile and have a car, motorcycles and a motorboat, The
Sleuth, and seemingly unlimited funds to take plane trips and the like.

Frank and Joe are accompanied on all their adventures by their particular chum,
the chubby farmboy Chet Morton. Their other chums are Biff Hooper, Tony Prito,
Phil Cohen, and Jerry Gilroy.

Frank and Joe date, respectively (and respectfully), Callie Shaw and Iola
Morton, the sister of Chet Morton.

The Bayport Police Department is represented by Chief Ezra Collig, Patrolman Con
Riley and, in the early unrevised stories, Detective Oscar Smuff.

The Hardy Boys were thought up in 1926 by Edward Stratemeyer and his Stratemeyer
Syndicate, which then advertised for ghostwriters to write the stories from
outlines provided by the Syndicate. Leslie McFarlane answered the advertisement
and would wind up writing the first sixteen volumes of the series and volumes
22-24. The Syndicate also created Nancy Drew, Tom Swift, the Rover Boys and
dozens of other memorable characters.

Since the release of the first three "breeder" volumes of the original Hardy
Boys books in May 1927 (copyrighted May 16) by New York publisher Grosset &
Dunlap, the Hardy Boys have never gone out of print and they remain popular
today with close to 500 titles published across several different series.

Starting in 1959 the first 38 stories were revised and abridged, much to the
dismay of long-time Hardy Boys fans. The books were shortened from 25 chapters
to 20 and had a more uniform length to reduce publishing costs, obsolete prose,
which dated the stories, was updated, and racial stereotypes, the subject of
many letters of complaint, were eliminated.

Revised titles from The Secret Panel to The Mystery At Devil's Paw were merely
edited down to size from the original titles. Although the stories were given
the same titles and some of the plots remained basically the same, many books
were given new plots and are unrecogizable from the originals. Unfortunately,
the quality of the writing was nowhere near as high as in the unrevised versions
and the resulting stories lost much of their original charm.

After the 1979 court battle in which Grosset & Dunlap lost the rights to publish
any new Hardy Boys tales, Simon & Schuster started publishing new stories in
paperback format (the Digests), although Grosset & Dunlap retained the right to
print the original 58 stories (the "canon") and the Detective Handbook.

The Digest series continued until 2005 when it was replaced by the Undercover
Brothers series, which ran to 39 volumes and ended in 2012 when it was replaced
by The Hardy Boys Adventures in 2013.

In addition to their solo adventures in the original stories and the Digests,
they have joined forces with Nancy Drew in two Supermystery series, the two
volume Super Sleuths series and the Be A Detective series and with Tom Swift in
the short-lived Ultra Thriller series.

They also spawned several spin-off series (Casefiles, Clue Books, The Clues
Brothers, Secret Files, Undercover Brothers Graphic Novels), in addition to many
other books such as The Detective Handbook, Ghost Stories, activity books, a
coloring book, etc.

Their adventures continue in two series of paperback books (The Hardy Boys
Adventures and Clue Books) as well as the hardcover books published by Grosset &
Dunlap.

The Hardy Boys have become pop culture icons and have spawned 5 TV series
(including an animated cartoon series) in addition to many other media
appearances including comic, coloring, activity & puzzle books; stage plays;
games; toys; records and many other collectible items.

The Hardy Boys mysteries is the best selling & longest running series of books
for boys and has been published in many languages world-wide.

The pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon was also used on the 20 volume Ted Scott Flying
Stories series, 1927 to 1943, and the short-lived (1992-1993) Tom Swift
crossover Ultra Thriller series.

The popularity of the Hardy Boys spawned competing series like Ken Holt and Rick
Brant starting in the late 1940s and the later Three Investigators and Brains
Benton series.

Starting in 2023 the early original text versions began entering the public
domain and started showing up on Project Gutenberg and in paperback editions of
varying quality.






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My Amazon Sales Page
New & out of print Hardy Boys books, CDs, DVDs, games & other items are
available from Amazon.com or their 3rd-Party sellers.
Your purchases make this site possible - thanks!
Cover Art
Cover art for the Original Series, British books, Digests, Case Files,
Undercover Brothers, Super Mysteries & Clues Brothers.
Original Series
A guide to each of the 58 original books and the 38 revisions. The authors,
artists, publication and revision dates, brief plot summaries, format guide,
revision history, DJ types, 1st PC Editions, & other information.
Television
Detailed information on the 50's Mickey Mouse Club serials, the failed 1967
pilot show, the 1969-71 animated series, the 1977-79 ABC series & the 1995
syndicated series.
Other Series
An illustrated guide to all the other Hardy Boys books. Plot summaries, cover
art, publishing information & more.
Other Media
Detailed illustrated information on Hardy Boys memorabilia & collectible items
such as games, comic books, records, jewelry, action figures, activity books &
more.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Hardy Boys Questions: History, Authors, Who's Who, Checklist,
Scarce Editions, Reference Books + More.
British Editions
A detailed guide to the Hardy Boys books published in Great Britain.
Social Media
Discuss The Hardy Boys with other fans from around the world. Keep up-to-date on
all the latest Hardy Boys news with groups on Facebook and Twitter.
Links
Links to other Hardy Boys sites and resources.
Hardy Boys News
The Hardy Boys News is updated periodically and has been delivering all the
latest Hardy Boys news, Hardy Boys book reviews & articles and much more.
Bayport Times
The original Hardy Boys Webzine from 1997 to 2005 - Hardy Boys reviews,
articles, humor and more.
My Sales Page
My own sales page with boys and girls series books.
My eBay Auctions
Collectibles, Series Books & More on eBay





Since 1996, The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page has been the premier spot on the
internet for adult collectors and fans of the Hardy Boys mystery books by
Franklin W. Dixon. There is detailed information such as authors, illustrators,
artists, plot synopses and more on every Hardy Boys book, including all
paperback series, with full color images of the cover art for all series. Social
media groups on Facebook and Twitter make it easy for fans to get together and
swap information, look for books, etc.

This site was a labor of love for me.
As a youngster I was entranced by the Hardy Boys and read them voraciously.
They started me on a life-long love of mystery and reading,
for which I will be eternally grateful.



Hardy Boys Books & DVDs From Amazon.com
70s Series 1
70s Series 2
70s Series 3
Mickey Mouse Club
1990s Series
Jigsaw Puzzle
Jigsaw Puzzle
Starter Set
The Complete Set
Ghost Of The Hardy Boys
Hardy Boys Lucky Fellows
The Boy Detectives
The Secret of the Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys Mysteries 1927-1979



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This site is dedicated to my dear friend, Dr. Meredith B. Jaffe, whose unfailing
support & friendship has made all this and more possible. Thank you.



Special thanks to Tony C. for the free rent inside that demented coconut of his
for all these years. Isn’t he sweet!





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Acknowledgements
Many thanks and a tip of the Hardy cap to all those who helped make this site
possible:John Adsit, Charles C Albritton III, Andrew Anderson, Paul Barney, Eric
Bateman, David Baumann, Steve Berrian, Jason Bellville, Carol Billman, George
Braun, Tom Breslin, Tressa Cincotta, Stanley Cohen, Stephen Courtney, Jim Cox,
Robert Crawford, Terrance M Davis, David Delisa, John Dizer, Matt Donovan, John
Enright, David Farah, Jenn Fisher, Brian Focht, Christopher Fry, James "Goody"
Goodwin, Lenny Grimm, Michelle Groleau, Rhonda Harrigan, Charles Heffelfinger,
Larry Hershberger, Harry Hudson, Ann Hutton, Mike Humbert, H. Roy Jaffe,
Meredith Jaffe, Diedre Johnson, James Keeline, Rick Kelsey, Terry Knapper, Frank
Krieger, Ralph Lapidus, Geoffrey S. Lapin, Wayne Littlefield, Nathan Ludwick,
Dave MacDonald, James McCaskey, Leslie McFarlane, Scott McFarlane, Paul Mular,
Ilana Nash, Bob Nelson, Chris Palmerini, Duane E. Parker, John Parodi, Jeffrey
Proehl, Seymour "Sy" Perry, Raymond Pierce, Karen Plunkett-Powell, Arthur
Prager, Jon Preddle, Steve Ryerson, John Seebeck, Steve Servello, David Spelman,
J. Eric Steen, Cary Sternick, John Vander Sloot, Bob Van Voorhis, Dave
Wagenblast, Nancy Weiford, Richie Weiss, Joe Wheelan, John Wilshire, Fred
Woodworth, Ray Wright, Michael Alan Wysocki

Thanks to Diedre Johnson and Matson & Davis, whose books Stratemeyer Pseudonyms
and Series Books and Collectors Guide to Hardcover Boys Series Books were
indispensable tools. And of course, to Harry Hudson whose original guide to boys
series was a revelation to me more years ago than I care to remember...

A special nod to my wonderful pets past & present: Spunky, Gus, Casey, Zeb,
Kitty, Manny, Mookie, Wiggles, Lucky & Booboo
Many thanks and a tip of the Hardy cap to all those whose purchases from my
Amazon links make this site possible.




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respective owners and this site is in no way connected to them. I take no
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NOTICE: I can not evaluate books under any circumstances whatsoever. Please do
not send me pictures or ask me questions about the value of books since it is
impossible to tell without personally examining them. I can't give you an
appraisal for your books, sorry.

Any other series books questions not related to their value welcome.



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and tell me how much you want for them.
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This Page Was Updated On 02/24/2024 04:21:50





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