Victor Appleton was a
house pseudonym
A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.
A pen na ...
used by the
Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the
Tom Swift series of books.
The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Appleton II names:
* ''
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.
Tom Swift Jr. is the central character in a series of 33 science fiction adventure novels for male adolescents, following in the tradition of the earlier Tom Swift ("Senior") novels. The series was titled ''The New Tom Swift Jr. Adventures''. Un ...
'', 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
References
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Stratemeyer Syndicate pseudonyms
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