Edward Stratemeyer

Edward Stratemeyer ( born October 4, 1862 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, † May 10, 1930 in Newark, New Jersey) was an American journalist and children's book writer. He created the children's book series about the Hardy Boys, the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, Rover Boys, Tom Swift, Bomba, the Dschungelboy and many others.

Stratemeyer invented the technology to create long-running, consistent series novel with the help of freelance writers. The authors wrote standardized novels, which then published under a pseudonym, which was one of his company. This Stratemeyer Syndicate produced short action schemes that have been sent to several writers who formulated these stories within a given page and chapter number. Each book began with a presentation of the characters and were interrupted at the first cliffhanger for a brief summary of the previous books in the series.

Strate Meyers series were innovative because they were intended as pure entertainment reading without morality lessons or educational purposes, which were to be found in most other popular novels of the early 20th century. Instead, he produced straight action and mystery stories with idealized heroes and heroines.

Stratemeyer is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, New Jersey.

• Author
• Publicist
• Children 's and Youth Literature
• Americans
• Born in 1862
• Died in 1930
• Man