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Armchair Fiction presents the original Hardy Boys stories. In this, Franklin W. Dixon’s “The Secret of the Caves,” Frank and Joe come to the rescue of a woman who was on her way to see their famous detective father, Fenton Hardy. Her brother has disappeared and she pleads for the detective’s help in finding him, for he is believed to have lost his memory. Later on the boys go on an excursion to some local caves along the coast near Bayport that can only be accessed by boats. Who is the strange hermit who lives in these caves and why does he seem friendly to the boys one minute and ready to shoot them with a shotgun the next! Armchair fiction is proud to offer the first eight volumes of the Hardy Boys series: “The Tower Treasure,” “The House on the Cliff,” “The Secret of the Old Mill,” “The Missing Chums,” “Hunting for Hidden Gold,” “The Shore Road Mystery,” “The Secret of the Caves,” and “The Mystery of Cabin Island,” all written from 1927 through 1929. All eight volumes feature both the 1920s and 1940s cover illustrations, as well as the black and white interior illustrations by Walter S. Rogers and Arthur O. Scott. These beloved original stories were abandoned by Grosset and Dunlap starting in 1959 when it was decided to rewrite and update all of their early Hardy Boys stories. However, many Hardys scholars feel that these updated editions lacked the charm and excitement of the originals. Gone were roadsters and touring cars and much of the cultural flavor of those early days. The original author, Leslie McFarlane (writing as Franklin W. Dixon), filled these initial Hardy Boys tales with an irrepressible sense of mystery and excitement. So join Frank and Joe in their original adventures as they pursue a myriad of crooks and solve nail-biting mysteries, all the while fighting for justice and the traditional American way of life.
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