Victor Appleton

{{Short description|House pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate}}

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Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.[https://stratemeyer.org/appleton/ James D. Keeline, Stratemeyer Syndicate]

The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Appleton II names:John Axe, All About Collecting Boys' Series Books, pages 15-16, Hobby House Press, 2002

• 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., 1954–1971 (technically, "Victor Appleton II")
• Tom Swift (Third Series), 1981–1984
• Tom Swift (Fourth Series)'', 1991–1993

Howard R. Garis contributed to the original Tom Swift series.[https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/g/garis_hr.htm Howard R. Garis papers] James Duncan Lawrence wrote 23 of the Tom Swift, Jr. novels.[https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL956419A/James_Duncan_Lawrence?page=3 Open Library on James Duncan Lawrence]