Edward Stratemeyer (4 October, 1862 – 10 May, 1930) was a beloved author Children’s fiction and the creator of very popular book series such as The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew among many others.
- Stratemeyer was born and died in the great state of New Jersey.
- Stratemeyer did not go to college, he started writing juvenile fiction after he graduated from high school.
- Stratemeyer had his own printing press.
- Writing short stories, Stratemeyer distributed them among friends and family.
- The first story Stratemeyer sold was Victor Horton’s Idea. He sold it to Golden Days, a popular children’s paper, for $75 in 1888.
- Stratemeyer introduced the fifty cent novels.
- Kids loved Stratemeyer’s stories for their escape and entertainment values, other popular books of the time were more series carrying a moral tone.
- After his success Stratemeyer delegated a lot of the writing & illustration work to others while he busied himself editing and negotiating with publishers.
- During his lifetime, Stratemeyer produced over 1,300 books and selling around 500 million copies.
- After his death, Stratemeyer’s daughter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams continued the series he developed with new storylines. Harriet expanded on Nancy Drewand was the major writer of The Hardy Boysseries.
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