Which books came first?

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posted 22-Nov-2006 3:52am

And the correct answer is:

The Rover Boys (1899)
The Bobbsey Twins (1904)
Tom Swift (1910)
The Hardy Boys (1927)
Nancy Drew (1930)

I'll be honest, I never even heard of the Rover Boys until I came across the article on the Stratemeyer Syndicate on wikipedia. And Tom Swift is just a vague foggy memory, but when I was a lad my brother had a large collection of Hardy Boys books and I read all of them. I also read some Bobbsey Twins books as well. Of course Nancy Drew is probably the most famous and beloved of the lot, although I've never actually read any of the books.

Vero21

posted 22-Nov-2006 3:57am

I don't know

icurok

posted 22-Nov-2006 5:15am

Pass

bill

posted 22-Nov-2006 6:38am

I can't even guess, no idea.

Melf

posted 22-Nov-2006 7:24am

I'm not even going to try!

dab

posted 22-Nov-2006 7:50am

I know the first Tom Swift book came out in 1909, all the rest are a guess. I read all except the Rover Boys as a kid.

dab

posted 22-Nov-2006 7:54am

Ah! I got the Bobbsey Twins and Tom Swift reversed. Pretty close.

kirst

posted 22-Nov-2006 9:51am

Guessed...never heard of the The Rover Boys before.

patarnone

posted 22-Nov-2006 4:10pm

I read all the Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and most of the Hardy Boys. I'm 61, so these are my vintage, plus I was a voracious reader and still read a lot.

I think the order is Tom Swift, Rover Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Nancy Drew, and then the Hardy Boys?

RGirl

posted 22-Nov-2006 4:26pm

Swift, Rover, Bobbsey, Hardy, Nancy?

romkey

posted 22-Nov-2006 5:54pm

I'm guessing The Rover Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, Nancy Drew, and The Hardy Boys

I'm putting The Rover Boys eldest because I've never heard of them before

Biggles

posted 22-Nov-2006 7:39pm

I haven't heard of most of them. I've never read any of them.

cloudhugger

posted 22-Nov-2006 7:55pm

Totally guessed.
The Rover Boys
Tom Swift
The Bobbsey Twins
The Hardy Boys
Nancy Drew

JessicaWoman99

posted 22-Nov-2006 9:13pm

I would have to say Nancy Drew Mysteries and the Hardy Boys

JessicaWoman99

(reply to Zang) posted 22-Nov-2006 9:16pm

> And the correct answer is:
>
> The Rover Boys (1899)
> The Bobbsey Twins (1904)
> Tom Swift (1910)
> The Hardy Boys (1927)
> Nancy Drew (1930)
>
> I'll be honest, I never even heard of the Rover Boys until I came
> across the article on the Stratemeyer Syndicate on wikipedia. And
> Tom Swift is just a vague foggy memory, but when I was a lad my brother
> had a large collection of Hardy Boys books and I read all of them.
> I also read some Bobbsey Twins books as well. Of course Nancy Drew
> is probably the most famous and beloved of the lot, although I've
> never actually read any of the books.

Have you seen , or do you remember the movie Nancy Drew Mysteries and the Hardy Boys?

Enheduanna

posted 22-Nov-2006 9:25pm

I have no idea.

Zang

(reply to JessicaWoman99) posted 22-Nov-2006 10:06pm

I haven't seen, nor was I aware there was a movie. I do recall TV shows from the late seventies with Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson as the Hardy Boys and Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew. Although I never watched it.

I just did a hunt on a film site, and apparently there was a series of four Nancy Drew films made in 1938 and 1939. There's no record of any Hardy Boys films.

I think you're probably recalling the TV show.

JessicaWoman99

(reply to Zang) posted 22-Nov-2006 10:11pm

> I haven't seen, nor was I aware there was a movie. I do recall
> TV shows from the late seventies with Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson
> as the Hardy Boys and Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew. Although I
> never watched it.
>
> I just did a hunt on a film site, and apparently there was a series
> of four Nancy Drew films made in 1938 and 1939. There's no record
> of any Hardy Boys films.
>
> I think you're probably recalling the TV show.

Yes the TV show Nancy Drew with the Hardy Boys and it was so good, Nancy was this detective and helped to solve cases and it was soo long ago that I have seen this and a Happy Thanksgiving to you

Zang

(reply to JessicaWoman99) posted 22-Nov-2006 10:21pm

> Happy Thanksgiving
> to you

Thanks! We did ours last month, but I appreciate the sentiment.

So it's tomorrow for you guys, right? Planning for a big turkey dinner?

JessicaWoman99

(reply to Zang) posted 22-Nov-2006 10:32pm

> |> Happy Thanksgiving
> |> to you
>
> Thanks! We did ours last month, but I appreciate the sentiment.

>
> So it's tomorrow for you guys, right? Planning for a big turkey dinner?
>
>

Oh yes it is our turn tomorrow and I am going over to the assisted living center and help serve the meals, and I eat dinner with the seniors which I love doing. I looked up Nancy Drew on the web and I found this : http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/hardy_boys_nancy_dr... and this was back in the 1970's and it was my favorite girl detective and here is more on Nancy Drew : http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com/asknancy.html

JessicaWoman99

posted 22-Nov-2006 10:34pm

This goes to show how old we are getting to be and aging every year like wow

Maarten

posted 22-Nov-2006 11:04pm

Never read these books.

Enigma

posted 23-Nov-2006 12:37am

Crap I thought I knew this and I didn't get one right!

ROCKMAN

posted 25-Nov-2006 8:44am

I don`t know. I don`t read books.