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Description: An article by James D. Keeline about the series of juvenile novels written by several ghostwriters under the pen name of "Allen Chapman" and others in the 1920s. Includes images of original covers.
'Radio Boys' series by 'Allen Chapman' and Others 'Radio Boys' series by 'Allen Chapman' and Others "Allen Chapman" was a pseudonym of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a "book packager," to use a modern phrase, which was responsible for many popular juvenile series books published between 1905 and 1986, including the Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew books, among thers. The Syndicate produced some 1,600 volumes which were written from outlines by hired "ghostwriters" for a flat fee (ie no royalties). Over the 75+ years of their operation, the Syndicate hired about 100 different ghostwriters for their series. Some writers completed only a short story or a partial manuscript while some others wrote more than 100 volumes. In one case, Howard R. Garis, wrote more than 315 books for the Syndicate.
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