[1] This book is one of the "Original 10", some of the best examples of the Hardy Boys, and Stratemeyer Syndicate, writing. See how much you know about this old-fashioned mystery game! Enjoy your depressing dystopian novels, while I read stories where a detective survives a large warehouse explosion and goes home to be served a glass of lemonade by his son. Putting two and two together, they deduce that the counterfeit money and the mill may be connected. [2] Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1927. Mr. Docker, an Elekton maintenance man, tells them that Ken does odd jobs for the company, but that he is not there at that time, even though Joe is certain he saw Ken looking out an adjacent old watermill's window at them. 14 day loan required to access EPUB and PDF files. Add it now to start borrowing from the collection. [3] The original version of this book was rewritten in 1962 by Alistair Hunter[2] resulting in two different stories with the same title. Ghostwritten by young Canadian writer Leslie McFarlane (under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon), this book was the product of the Stratewmeyer Syndicate and published by Grossett and Dunlap. But hey - it led to a good conversation about cou. Add a library card to your account to borrow titles, place holds, and add titles to your wish list. Their sleuthing (as always) puts them in some tight scrapes and they get into some nasty boat trouble (the teen aged detectives have motorcycles and a boat of their own... color me jealous), but as is the case, they make it out just find and discover that their is more than counterfeiting going on. Frank's girlfriend Callie Shaw's cousin, Pollie, accepts a counterfeit fifty from a customer. Want to encourage young readers to keep up their reading habits? How the young detectives extricate themselves from this dangerous situation and unravel both mysteries will keep the reader tense with suspense. exclaimed Frank... Fenton Hardy merely smiled... "It mightn't be a bad idea to go down to the boathouse anyway. What's worse, the writing style in thie one is horrible -- far too flowery, wordy, dwelling on every minute detail, dragging the action out in a way that's yawn-inducing rather than suspenseful. My niece-in-law gave us this book as a thank you for her birthday card and cash. They aren't great literature, but they call to the young boy's soul in me, and I love them anyway. Things I enjoyed: The language was straightforward for a young reader, though I like how occasionally there was a complex word or idea thrown in. The Hardy Boys try and figure out a mystery that they cannot gain access to. Also explore over 6 similar quizzes in this category. The Secret of the Old Mill (revised text), Footprints Under the Window (revised text), https://hardyboys.fandom.com/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Old_Mill_(original_text)?oldid=15460. The Hardys find him at a boarding house and he explains that the bricks and lumber bought with the counterfeit money were being used for a project at the mill. "Perhaps if you went down to the boathouse you might find something there," their father suggested casually. The 1962 edition had some nice vocabulary, with only a little outdated.

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