Long before it was essential reading Harry Potter or Captain Underpants and burst onto the scene with the magic and scatological humor (respectively) had The Hardy Boys – The well-maintained, good-natured, friendly parents and brothers, that attracted the heinous crimes like malfunctioning attracts Curious George a candy factory.

First Author: Leslie MacFarlane (and then by an army of ghost writers), the Hardys have become a global phenomenon in 80-plus years of existence.

Here are some great moments and not so great in the history of the boys drive:

The treasure Tower released

Even now, cynical and crunchy at the age of 54 years, seeing the cover of this book gives me goosebumps. It was cool then and now it's great. In a preview of the themes of almost every book in the series, The Tower Treasure begins with the boys chasing a stranger who is even without good ends and with a bit of death-defying hope that "another mystery would soon come his way." And indeed it did. The following represent 57 volumes the canon of classic Hardy Boys mysteries, as well as one of the biggest selling literary series of all time.

The kids go "PC"

After 1959, publishers, concerned about nature rather WASPy of the main characters, Frank and Joe took a couple of buddies to help ethnic crew in a more socially acceptable. Young readers that grows in Central America were now exposed to Italian and Jewish cultures through new characters-side kick Tony PRIT and Cohen, Phil. Elie Wiesel was not, but still an admirable effort, during that time, to expose young minds American cultures.

Giving birth to a genre

The success of the Hardy Boys paved the way for more titles Popular targeting youth. Hardy's original editor, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, sold tens of millions of copies of Bobsey Twins, Tom Swift, and and women of course Joe Frank counterpart, Nancy Drew (with which the guys on the team in a number of popular stories over the years).

The Children become a global phenomenon

Since 2007, The Hardy Boys have been translated into over 25 languages, including Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Russia and Japan – which demonstrates the universal appeal of a sinister figure, a hidden key and a grandfather clock grating.

An important place in education

Perhaps the most prominent place in the Hardy Boys is the story they have kick-started a love of reading with generations of children. In a world where children lag significantly behind girls in reading skills, these simple mystery books aimed at young men have stood as a beacon. One can only imagine the amount of excellent students and the authors have achieved success thanks your entry – through the Hardy Boys – In the world of reading. There is no denying his place as one of the best literature on the ramps for young men who have gone to things bigger and better.

What the future holds for the Hardy frères? One can only hope that, like Lincoln Logs and Raggedy Ann, is a classic eternal childhood never really go away – even in the face of the PlayStation 6 or Virtual Rubik Cube. The Hardy Boys are a classic and classics never go out of fashion.

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