In our childhood the boys mostly used to read Hardy Boys by Franklin W Dixon while the girls used to read Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene. However, no person by the name of Franklin W Dixon or Carolyn Keene ever existed. There were a number of authors who used these as pen names, both for Stratemeyer Syndicate. Read more here and here.
I never knew this.... Though I must admit I wasnt much into novels while in school :(
ReplyDeleteI had read just one nancy drew book "the secret of the forgotten cave " which my friend had gifted me on my b'day in class 6 :)
good one again...