Victor Appletonwas ahouse pseudonymused by theStratemeyer Syndicateand its successors, most famous for being associated with theTom Swiftseries of books.[1]
The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Appleton II names:[2]
- Tom Swift,1910–1941
- Motion Picture Chums,1913–1916
- Moving Picture Boys,1913–1922
- Movie Boys,1926–1927
- Don Sturdy,1925–1935
- Tom Swift, Jr.,1954–1971 (technically, "Victor Appleton II" )
- Tom Swift(Third Series),1981–1984
- Tom Swift(Fourth Series),1991–1993
Howard R. Gariscontributed to the original Tom Swift series.[3]James Duncan Lawrencewrote 23 of the Tom Swift, Jr. novels.[4]
See also
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edit- ^James D. Keeline, Stratemeyer Syndicate
- ^John Axe,All About Collecting Boys' Series Books,pages 15-16, Hobby House Press, 2002
- ^Howard R. Garis papers
- ^Open Library on James Duncan Lawrence
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toVictor Appleton.
- Works by Victor AppletonatProject Gutenberg
- Works by Victor Appleton IIatProject Gutenberg
- Works by Victor AppletonatFaded Page(Canada)
- Works by or about Victor Appletonat theInternet Archive
- Works by Victor AppletonatLibriVox(public domain audiobooks)
- Victor AppletonatLibrary of Congress,with 102 library catalog records
- Victor Appletonat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- Victor Appleton IIat LC Authorities(35 records),at WorldCat,andat ISFDB
