Franklin W. Dixon is a house pseudonym
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Franklin W. Dixon is a collective pen name used by multiple ghostwriters, most famously for authoring the Hardy Boys mystery series for young readers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Franklin W. Dixon | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collective pen name
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house pseudonym ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hardy Boys
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Stratemeyer Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Stratemeyer Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creditedAsAuthorOn | Hardy Boys book covers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | juvenile mystery series ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalAuthorRole | author of Hardy Boys ⓘ |
| hasType | shared pseudonym ⓘ |
| influenced | later juvenile mystery series branding ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
novels
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series fiction ⓘ |
| natureOfName | brand name for a series ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Hardy Boys: The House on the Cliff
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The Hardy Boys: The Secret of the Old Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notRealNameOf | single individual ⓘ |
| similarTo | Carolyn Keene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adolescents
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young readers ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Leslie McFarlane
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multiple ghostwriters ⓘ various Stratemeyer Syndicate ghostwriters ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Hardy Boys series
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children's literature ⓘ juvenile fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| usedIn |
20th century American popular fiction
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21st century reprints and revisions of Hardy Boys books ⓘ |
| usedInPublisherImprint |
Grosset & Dunlap
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Simon & Schuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1920s ⓘ |
| usedToConceal | identities of individual ghostwriters ⓘ |
| usedToMaintain | continuity of authorship appearance ⓘ |
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