Victor Appleton was a
house pseudonym used by the
Stratemeyer Syndicate
The Stratemeyer Syndicate was a publishing company that produced a number of mystery book series for children, including Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others. They published and ...
and its successors, most famous for being associated with the
Tom Swift
Tom Swift is the main character of six series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. The character was ...
series of books.
The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Appleton II names:
* ''
Tom Swift
Tom Swift is the main character of six series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. The character was ...
'', 1910–1941
* ''Motion Picture Chums'', 1913–1916
* ''Moving Picture Boys'', 1913–1922
* ''Movie Boys'', 1926–1927
* ''
Don Sturdy
Don Sturdy is a fictional character in the ''Don Sturdy'' series of 15 American children's adventure novels published between 1925 and 1935 by Grosset & Dunlap. The books were written by Victor Appleton, a house name used by the Stratemeyer Syn ...
'', 1925–1935
* ''
Tom Swift, Jr.'', 1954–1971 (technically, "Victor Appleton II")
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''Tom Swift'' (Third Series), 1981–1984
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''Tom Swift'' (Fourth Series)'', 1991–1993
Howard R. Garis
Howard Roger Garis ( – ) was an American author, best known for a series of books that featured the character of Uncle Wiggily Longears, an engaging elderly rabbit. Many of his books were illustrated by Lansing Campbell. Garis and his wife, Li ...
contributed to the original Tom Swift series.
James Duncan Lawrence wrote 23 of the Tom Swift, Jr. novels.
Open Library on James Duncan Lawrence
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See also
*Roy Rockwood Roy Rockwood was a house pseudonym used by Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate for boy's adventure books. The name is most well-remembered for the ''Bomba the Jungle Boy'' series.
Series
The following series used the Roy Rockwood ps ...
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Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonyms
Tom Swift