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Franklin W. Dixon

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Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. This pseudonym was also used for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series.

The most widely recognized ghostwriter was Leslie McFarlane (1902-1977) who, between 1927 and 1946, wrote 19 of the first 25 Hardy Boys novels.

The Hardy Boys series, along with the Nancy Drew series penned by the same syndicate, is one of the oldest and most voluminous book series. The first Hardy Boys mystery was published in 1927, and (as of 2006) more are still being written. The books were originally published by Grosset & Dunlap. Their are more than 200 Hardy Boy's books in print.


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