Comments on: Who wrote “The Hardy Boys”? http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys Navin Kabra's blog Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: charles merkel http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys/comment-page-1#comment-1768 charles merkel Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:38:19 +0000 http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys#comment-1768 I have to say that my whole direction in my academic life came from reading this captivating series when I was 11 thru 14. I read 1 thru 42 at least 4 times each. I became most interested in reading and writing from the series. My mom was a school teacher and marveled at how I went from just not caring about reading to loving it. I eventually majored in journalism at Indiana University and later began writing novels and short stories. Whomever wrote the series, and I am sad to hear that Ms McFarlane never got her due, I am most grateful to. Frank, Joe, Chet, Iola, Callie Shaw, Aunt Gertrude, Biff Hooper, Fenton Hardy, Tony....they were unforgetable. Thanks Leslie. Charles Merkel, Bristol, IN. 9/16/10 I have to say that my whole direction in my academic life came from reading this captivating series when I was 11 thru 14. I read 1 thru 42 at least 4 times each. I became most interested in reading and writing from the series. My mom was a school teacher and marveled at how I went from just not caring about reading to loving it. I eventually majored in journalism at Indiana University and later began writing novels and short stories. Whomever wrote the series, and I am sad to hear that Ms McFarlane never got her due, I am most grateful to. Frank, Joe, Chet, Iola, Callie Shaw, Aunt Gertrude, Biff Hooper, Fenton Hardy, Tony….they were unforgetable. Thanks Leslie. Charles Merkel, Bristol, IN. 9/16/10

]]> By: shaista http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys/comment-page-1#comment-1623 shaista Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:00:09 +0000 http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys#comment-1623 I really dont like hardy boys series but somewhere i feel they are good. my friend reads a lot about hardy boys and nancy drew. i like carolyn keene series I really dont like hardy boys series but somewhere i feel they are good. my friend reads a lot about hardy boys and nancy drew. i like carolyn keene series

]]> By: smritiweb.com » Anurag Kashyap apologizes for Shakalaka Boom Boom http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys/comment-page-1#comment-219 smritiweb.com » Anurag Kashyap apologizes for Shakalaka Boom Boom Wed, 11 Apr 2007 06:40:14 +0000 http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys#comment-219 [...] that some of his/her work is bad. (Maybe I am partial to such people - I recently blogged about Leslie McFarlane the author of the early Hardy Boys books, and how he hated his work. Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote [...] [...] that some of his/her work is bad. (Maybe I am partial to such people – I recently blogged about Leslie McFarlane the author of the early Hardy Boys books, and how he hated his work. Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote [...]

]]> By: navin http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys/comment-page-1#comment-216 navin Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:18:54 +0000 http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys#comment-216 That's right, Anantha. Wikipedia has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Keene" rel="nofollow">some details</a> about the various authors who wrote Nancy Drew books. Salon has <a href="http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/10/08/keene_q_a/index1.html" rel="nofollow">an interview with Mildred Wirt Benson</a> the author who wrote many of the early books. I don't like it as much as the Washington Post article on Leslie McFarlane. In my opinion, it's a rather shallow interview that doesn't really dig too deep. Also, the author actually seems to like her work. In any case, I did not read too many Nancy Drew books - They were my sister's books :-). (Now I am sure someone is going to flame me for gender bias.) That’s right, Anantha. Wikipedia has some details about the various authors who wrote Nancy Drew books. Salon has an interview with Mildred Wirt Benson the author who wrote many of the early books. I don’t like it as much as the Washington Post article on Leslie McFarlane. In my opinion, it’s a rather shallow interview that doesn’t really dig too deep. Also, the author actually seems to like her work.

In any case, I did not read too many Nancy Drew books – They were my sister’s books :-) .

(Now I am sure someone is going to flame me for gender bias.)

]]> By: anantha http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys/comment-page-1#comment-211 anantha Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:40:24 +0000 http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys#comment-211 The same holds good for the "Carolyn Keene" psuedonym, whose Nancy Drew books were commissioned by the same Stratemeyer Syndicate that was behind Hardy Boys as well. The same holds good for the “Carolyn Keene” psuedonym, whose Nancy Drew books were commissioned by the same Stratemeyer Syndicate that was behind Hardy Boys as well.

]]> By: DesiPundit » Archives » Who wrote “The Hardy Boys”? http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys/comment-page-1#comment-210 DesiPundit » Archives » Who wrote “The Hardy Boys”? Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:13:06 +0000 http://smritiweb.com/navin/general/who-wrote-the-hardy-boys#comment-210 [...] writes about Leslie McFarlane, the largely anonymous, uncelebrated author behind the first 58 Hardy Boys books. [Hat tip: [...] [...] writes about Leslie McFarlane, the largely anonymous, uncelebrated author behind the first 58 Hardy Boys books. [Hat tip: [...]

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