The location for each new title could range from the depths of the oceans in his deepsea hydrodome 1958, crossing the vast continents of the earth in his triphibian. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The starting scene of this book shows tom swift entering into an upcoming car race with. First published in 1910, the series totals more than 100 volumes. Howard garis wrote the first thirtyfive titles, while harriet adams wrote the final three. Tom scoffs at the idea, but soon finds out otherwise, as his new airship is hijacked by foreign spies with an unknown agenda. Tom swift and his electric runabout, 1910, 5, download. Tom swift is the main character of five series of american juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. Jun 21, 2009 this one lists anywhere from 15 titles 1912 book to 20 titles 1917 book. Sound dust jacketed copy in original mustard yellow cloth with quad design of illustrations in red and green. Dozens of books followed in the first series, and four more series followed. Tom swift is the central character in a series of early 20th century american juvenile adventure novels which emphasize science, invention and technology. Two more titles were published as a part of the big little book series by rival.
Authorship of the first 35 volumes is generally credited to howard r. Adventures, but picked up roughly around 15 years after the events of tom swift and mis magnetic silencer. All books are credited to the pseudonym victor appleton or, in the case of the tom swift, jr. Tom swift 19101941 by victor appleton the tom swift series by. Tom swift among the fire fighters ebook by victor appleton.
Book 12 in the original tom swift series, each of which was based around a particular technological gadget. The title is surmounted tom swift and his motor cycle 1910, the first tom swift book. The newest titles in the five series combination were released as recently as the year 2007. After this quadrant dust jacket ran its course, the duotones were put into production. The rarest tom swift dust jacketed book can be argued about.
Join facebook to connect with tom swift and others you may know. The many adventures of tom swift by victor appleton. The stories are basically adventure tales with toms latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. First appearing in 1954 and spanning 33 titles, the books were. Hardcover bound editions of all titlesin the original tom swift styleare now available. Tom swift and his motor cycle 1910 tom swift and his motor boat.
First appearing in 1910 the series total more than 100 volumes. See the complete tom swift invention series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion. Book cover showing title, and author victor appleton. First published in 1910, the series total more than 100 volumes. Tom swift and his electric runabout, or, the speediest car on the road. This book is the 20th in the original series published from 1910 1942, written by a ghost writer using the name of victor appleton. Tom s adventures have been written by various ghostwriters. Most books in this series and some more in the next series, the lead character is depicted as tom swift jr. Tom swift seriesa popular series of forty boys novels published by grosset. The book is also known by the name the speediest car on the road.
The tom swift activity book 1978 did you know that there is a tom swift activity book. On a good day, half price books pays about 50 cents per. In the early years of the 20th century, juvenilebook entrepreneur edward stratemeyer conceived a series of. Tom swift is the main character of five series of american juvenile science fiction and adventure. With a book or two dozen on a mobile, whenever im stuck in a long line at the. Tom swift and his motor cycle 1910, the first tom swift book. Tom swift and the galaxy ghosts tom swift 100 years. Handbook of science experiments did you know that a book of science experiments, starring tom swift himself, was planned by the. Tom swift and his dyna4 capsule his the new tom swift, jr. For each title, columns give the date of original publication, the number of the book in the tom swift series the books contain forward and backward references, but can be enjoyed in any order, and links to directly install on platforms which support this or download the ereader edition, download the epub edition not currently available. This one lists anywhere from 15 titles 1912 book to 20 titles 1917 book. Each book focuses on toms latest invention, and its role either in solving a problem or mystery, or in assisting.
May 31, 1963 tom swifty tom swifties by time magazine and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the tom swift megapack. The titles and tales may look familiar, but be warned. When the syndicate was still in operation, these titles were published under the wanderer imprint. Aug 10, 2012 there was a long list of books, and, at the start, they were things that sound pretty ordinary now, the things you mentioned, titles of things like tom swift and his airship, tom swift and his. Adventures, 11 volumes in the third tom swift series, volumes in the fourth, and a halfdozen more in the most recent series, tom swift, young inventor, for a total of 103 volumes over all series. In fact, a number of ghostwriters crafted these tales under the careful guidance of harriet stratemeyer, whose father had founded the stratemeyer. Now tom swift has been reborn again, this time by book packager byron preiss, and here he is in the first two titles of a series of paperback originals tailored according to the triedand true. Tom swift and his teleportation machine kindle edition by walker, woodrow w.
Below is a list of victor appletons tom swift books in order of when they were originally published as well as in chronological order. The character was created by edward stratemeyer, the founder of the stratemeyer syndicate, a book packaging firm. Tom swift and his aquatomic tracker with a foldout ad inside. While testing out one of his many airships, tom needs to make emergency landing for repairs. There was a long list of books, and, at the start, they were things that sound pretty ordinary now, the things you mentioned, titles of things like.
Tom swift in captivity is book number of the tom swift series. Damon and eradicate travel to south america in search of a tribe of giants. Damon, who had a habit of blessing everything from his collar button to his shoe laces, did not bless the motorcycle after it tried to climb a tree with him. In other words, its updatedformodernreaders time, with a twist or two. I have most of that series, starting with tom swift and his flying lab. Tom swift is a genius inventor whose breakthroughs in technology especially transport technology drive the plots of the novels, placing them in a genre sometimes called invention fiction or edisonade.
Tom swift and his teleportation machine kindle edition. While the majority of the volumes were written by james duncan lawrence starting with volumes 57 and. Swift title list on jacket flap lists 28 titles, ending with chest of secrets. Sam preston, the owner of a large circus puts tom and his friends on the trail of these huge creatures.
Tom swift skip to main search results amazon prime. One of the books written in the original tom swift series is titled as tom swift and his electric runabout. Jun 21, 1991 now tom swift has been reborn again, this time by book packager byron preiss, and here he is in the first two titles of a series of paperback originals tailored according to the triedand true. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tom swift and his teleportation machine.
The stories are basically adventure tales with tom s latest invention being heavily involved in the plot. Our marketplace offers millions of titles from sellers worldwide. The character was created by edward stratemeyer, the founder of the stratemeyer syndicate, a bookpackaging firm. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The tom swift books appeared in several series over the years. The character was created by edward stratemeyer, the founder of the. The british tom swift books had you heard about the tom swift books reprinted by collins in great britain.
New listing vintage book lot tom swift and the big five. Each book focuses on tom s latest invention, and its role either in solving a problem or mystery, or in assisting. In book 24 of this new series, tom swift runs afoul of several flying vehicles including a recent venus probe sent to study seismic activity. His first appearance was tom swift and his motor cycle, published in 1910. The final five titles are purported to have been written by harriet adams. Tom swift is the main character of five series of american juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention, and technology. There have been 5 tom swift series published from 1910 to 2007. In this series, the young scientist hero underwent adventures involving rocket ships, rayguns and other things he had invented. For the second series of books of tom swift, there are 33 volumes which were written with the use of the pen name victor appleton ii as the author. The author of the books we read, in the second series, was victor appleton ii, but that was a pseudonym. In the early 1930s, the united rubber company reprinted tom swift and his motor cycle and tom swift and his motor boat in. The starting scene of this book shows tom swift entering into an upcoming car race with a specially designed racing car of the electric prototype.
Tom swift project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Tom swift and his chest of secrets by victor appleton abebooks. Marbury informs tom of a possible plot against tom and his inventions, past and present. Adventures is an old series worth putting on your new collectors radar. The launches of the sputniks and the resulting cold war space race helped to spur sales of the tom swift books even though only a third of the titles focused on outer space. More than 30 million tom swift books have been sold, and many titles are still in print. This book was the only book with an advertisement inside, and it is quite hard to find. Eleven tom swift stories were published between 1981 and 1984 under the wanderer imprint. The most recent tom swift book to be published was in 2007. A tom swifty is a phrase in which a quoted sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed. Superb lot 29 books tom swift jr titles science fiction victor appleton ii hb pc.
I read tom swift and his rocket ship when i was in second grade and have loved them ever since. On july 1, 1910, the library of congress issued the for the first swift book, tom swift and his motorcycle. This series was a continuation of the events that had occurred in the tom swift sr. Unlike the nancy drew and hardy boys titles that were also products of the prolific stratemeyer syndicate, the original tom swift stories were not rewritten. Tom is planning to communicate with a ball of brain energy sent from the unknown planet where live his alien friends, and he has to build a robotlike.
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