Frank V. Webster was a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate.[1] A total of 25 novels in The Webster Series For Boys were published[2] by Cupples & Leon[3] between 1909 and 1915. Titles were reprinted in 1938[2] by Saalfield Publishing.[3]
Frank V. Webster name edit
Effort was made to present Webster as if he was a real person. A 1911 advertisement stated: "We have made a distinct find in Mr. Frank V. Webster, who is under contract to write exclusively for us."[3] Part of a 1921 newspaper advertisement read: "Mr. Webster’s style is much like that of the late lamented Horatio Alger, Jr., but his tales are all up-to-date. These are clean, clever boys’ stories."[4]
Actual authors edit
Many of the novels were written by Howard R. Garis.[3] Other authors were George Rathbone, J. W. Lincoln and Weldon J. Cobb.[1]
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References edit
- ^ a b University of Missouri-Kansas City’s The Webster Series
- ^ a b John Axe, All About Collecting Boy’s Series Books, page 15, Hobby House Press, 2002
- ^ a b c d James D. Keeline, Frank V. Webster article
- ^ Snellenburgs advertisement The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 11, 1921, page 48
External links edit
- Works by Frank V. Webster at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Frank V. Webster at Internet Archive
- Works by Frank V. Webster at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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