tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post755948149505681204..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Friday's Forgotten Books: While The Clock Ticked by F.W. DixonDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-18228503436241647412022-08-26T06:20:06.849-04:002022-08-26T06:20:06.849-04:00Want the best assignment help in Australia for fin...Want the best assignment help in Australia for finance? Time management has been made easier by the availability of <a href="https://assignmenthelped.com/finance-assignment-help/" rel="nofollow"> Finance Assignment Help </a> writing services because students are no longer need to take entire days and nights out of their schedule to complete their homework. Our purpose is to reignite your curiosity in finance as well as to provide you with the best academic studies on the subject. 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Happy Halloween!<BR/><BR/>Chris, I never read the Casefiles and yes there were several ghostwriters for the series. If you check my links the history of The Stratemeyer Syndicate is quite interesting.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-85695924336992009462008-10-31T13:56:00.000-04:002008-10-31T13:56:00.000-04:00Wow, you really brought some memories back with th...Wow, you really brought some memories back with this one. I read quite a few of these and enjoyed them when I was younger--never thought of picking one up again, but I might now! <BR/><BR/>Chet Morton, LOL. What a sidekick!<BR/><BR/>I also got into the more modern Hardy Boys Casefiles back in the late 80s. Remember those? <BR/><BR/>One thing that cracks me up about the Hardy Boys is no matter how many adventures they have, they never age. Also, were there multiple Franklin W. Dixons? I seem to remember hearing something to that effect.<BR/><BR/>Great review. Enjoyed reading it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284832038989114035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-19378521345020070452008-10-31T13:51:00.000-04:002008-10-31T13:51:00.000-04:00This post is so after my own heart! I read The Har...This post is so after my own heart! I read The Hardy Boys and, of course, Nancy Drew. And how fun that we both did kids' books this week. Happy Halloween!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-87739026833768592272008-10-31T13:46:00.000-04:002008-10-31T13:46:00.000-04:00I remember reading the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, ...I remember reading the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, but I don't recall how many we had. I know it wasn't a lot of them. They were a great way to pass the time though.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-4397243732974903392008-10-31T13:44:00.000-04:002008-10-31T13:44:00.000-04:00Randy, Thanks, I've never heard of The House on Th...Randy, Thanks, I've never heard of The House on The Point. I like the fact that it's set in the forties. I will look for it... I really enjoyed returning to these characters. Like Sandra mentioned, there's a nice comfortable feel. Maybe that old saying isn't quite true afterall and you can go home again.<BR/><BR/>Charles, Ha! I guess that would have been dangerous.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-41560993453062889502008-10-31T13:02:00.000-04:002008-10-31T13:02:00.000-04:00Good thing you didn't live near me at that age. I...Good thing you didn't live near me at that age. I might have killed you for your collection. I only read about three hardy boys books when I was a kid because that's all our library had. I loved them but it wasn't until I was an adult that I realized there had been a lot more in the series.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-21079226987871578292008-10-31T11:53:00.000-04:002008-10-31T11:53:00.000-04:00David, you ought to try The House on The Point by ...David, you ought to try The House on The Point by Benjamin Hoff if you haven't already. It's an updated Hardy Boys.<BR/>Set in 1947, it's based on The House on The Cliff with stripped down plot, three dimensional characters, and new dialogue. In an appendix, he discusses the plot devices he kept from the original, those he discarded, and the reasons for all.<BR/>I ran across it at the library a few years ago when looking for something to read. Enjoyed it tremendously, taking me back to that youth of long, long ago.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-73463545724997794132008-10-31T11:01:00.000-04:002008-10-31T11:01:00.000-04:00Patti, the original covers did have a beautiful si...Patti, the original covers did have a beautiful simplicity. I've seen online where an original red cover Hardy Boys with dust jacket can go for $4,000.<BR/><BR/>Sandra, Hmmm... You have me rethinking my statement. When I was a teenager, I'd read Robert B. Parker's novels several times. Same goes for The Hardy Boys. There is a comfort to them. These days, I will go back to the work of Chandler and Hemingway, mainly to learn from their style, plotting, etc. But the majority of what I read is only once.<BR/><BR/>Scott, I did have the book on how to be a detective. It had a brown cover, I believe. I went to college for criminal justice and the advisor asked me what I wanted to do and I said PI! Ha. The Hardy Boys, Magnum, and Spenser were huge influences. I did read The Three Investigators also. A great series and I'm looking forward to your review.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-25864247760684320342008-10-31T10:18:00.000-04:002008-10-31T10:18:00.000-04:00David! You beat me to the nostalgic books from our...David! You beat me to the nostalgic books from our younger years by a week. I'm reviewing a Three Investigators book next week. Man, I loved the Hardy Boys. I have nearly the entire collection myself even a few of the paperbacks "new" ones that were released in the early 80s. Even as a youth, I enjoyed comparing the different ways Dixon conveyed that Frank was a year older and that he was blond. One would have thought in the updating, they might have changed the title of "The Missing Chums." Did you have that one-off book about being a detective? I'm looking forward to re-reading these with my son in a few years. Thanks for the memories.Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-80077057273645161772008-10-31T10:07:00.000-04:002008-10-31T10:07:00.000-04:00You surprised me when you said you don't usually r...You surprised me when you said you don't usually reread books. I have books by several authors that I reread like comfort food. They just make me happy every time I revisit them.<BR/><BR/>And I loved the Hardy Boys along with Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon. They always had so much fun.sandra seamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786095189231150008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-48465277095104011482008-10-31T08:59:00.000-04:002008-10-31T08:59:00.000-04:00There's something gorgeous in the simplicity of th...There's something gorgeous in the simplicity of that cover. I read them all in the sixties.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com