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Frank V. Webster

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Frank V. Webster was a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate.[1] A total of 25 novels in The Webster Series For Boys were published[2] by Cupples & Leon[3] between 1909 and 1915. Titles were reprinted in 1938[2] by Saalfield Publishing.[3]

Frank V. Webster name

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Effort was made to present Webster as if he was a real person. A 1911 advertisement stated: "We have made a distinct find in Mr. Frank V. Webster, who is under contract to write exclusively for us."[3] Part of a 1921 newspaper advertisement read: "Mr. Webster’s style is much like that of the late lamented Horatio Alger, Jr., but his tales are all up-to-date. These are clean, clever boys’ stories."[4]

Actual authors

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Many of the novels were written by Howard R. Garis.[3] Other authors were George Rathbone, J. W. Lincoln and Weldon J. Cobb.[1]

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