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Franklin W. Dixon

A pseudonym for a series of ghostwriters hired by the Stratemeyer Syndicate to write The Hardy Boys and Ted Scott Flying Stories, along with some Nancy Drew crossover stories. Leslie McFarlane is the most well known of these writers having written the first Hardy Boys book along with twenty others.

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  • Cover of: The tower treasure
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  • Cover of: The Secret of the Old Mill
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  • Cover of: The Missing Chums

    Cover of edition hardyboysmissing0000unse Cover of edition missingchumshard0000unse Cover of edition missingchums0000dixo_z2p9 Cover of edition missingchums0000dixo Cover of edition hardyboysmissing0000unse_h6o2 First published in 1928 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The Shore road mystery
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  • Cover of: The House on the Cliff

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  • Cover of: The secret of the caves
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    Cover of edition secretofcaveshb00000fran Cover of edition secretofcaves0000fran Cover of edition secretofcaves00dixo Cover of edition secretofcaves0000dixo Cover of edition secretofcaves00fran First published in 1929 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Hunting for Hidden Gold: Hardy Boys #5
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  • Cover of: The great airport mystery
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  • Cover of: The mystery of Cabin Island
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  • Cover of: The Mark on the Door
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  • Cover of: Footprints under the window
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  • Cover of: The Twisted Claw
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  • Cover of: The mystery of the disappearing floor.
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  • Cover of: The sinister signpost
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  • Cover of: NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF HB57
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  • Cover of: While the Clock Ticked
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    Cover of edition whileclockticked00dixo First published in 1932 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
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  • Cover of: What Happened at Midnight
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  • Cover of: The Mystery of the Melted Coins (The Hardy Boys)
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  • Cover of: The Crisscross Shadow
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    Cover of edition crisscrossshadow0000dixo First published in 1953 — 13 editions
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house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate

Subjects

Children's fiction, series:HardyBoys, Mystery and detective stories, Hardy boys (fictitious characters), fiction, Fiction, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Detective and mystery stories, Juvenile fiction, collectionID:HBCFS, collectionID:HBMS3, Mystery, collectionID:HBMS1, Brothers, Juvenile Fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, collectionID:HBUB, Mystery fiction, collectionID:HBMS2, collectionID:HBadv, collectionID:HBMS4, collectionID:HBsf, collectionID:HBCB, collectionID:HBclue, Hardy Boys (Fictional characters), Children's stories

Places

Bayport, Albany, Bayport High, Bayport Police Station, Bayport Railroad Station, California, Cherryville, Crescent Theater, Ducksworth, Elm Street, England, Flint’s, Florida, Germany, Hardys’ house, Hawaii, High Street, Market Street, Morton farm, New York City, Philadelphia (Pa.), Pine Street, Renshaw, Rocco’s, Ruben Street

People

Joe Hardy, Frank Hardy, Chet Morton, Callie Shaw, Iola Morton, Adelia Applegate, Chief Collig, Fenton Hardy, Henry Robinson, Hobo Johnny, Hurd Applegate, John Jackley, Laura Hardy, Mr. Morton, Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Robinson, Oscar Smuff, Paula Robinson, Perry Robinson, Tessie Robinson, Darwin family, Frank Hardy., Hardy boys - (fictitious characters), Joe and Frank Hardy, Lord Craighead

Time

1930's, 2000s, 21st Century, Professional and College Football Careers.

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Alternative names

  • Franklin Dixon
  • Dixon, Franklin
  • Franklin W Dixon
  • Dixon Franklin
  • Franklin W. D
  • Dixon Franklin W.
  • Frank W. Dixon
  • Dixon F.W.
  • FranklinW Dixon
  • Vranklin W. Dixon
  • DIXON,FRAKLIN
  • Franklin W. DIXON
  • franklin W. Dixon
  • Franklin. W Dixon
  • FranklinW.Dixon
  • F. W. Dixon
  • Dixon,Frankin W.

History

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
June 6, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 19, 2023 Edited by Lisa merge authors
March 25, 2023 Edited by Lisa merge authors
September 11, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name