 Original edition | |
| Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Hardy Boys |
| Genre | Detective, mystery |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | June 1, 1935, revised edition 1961 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 219 |
| Preceded by | The Mark on the Door |
| Followed by | The Sinister Signpost |
The Hidden Harbor Mystery is Volume 14 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1935, purportedly by Leslie McFarlane; however, the writing style is noticeably different from other books in the series known to have been written by McFarlane.[1] 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.[2] The original version of this book was rewritten in 1961 by James Beuchler[1] resulting in two different stories with the same title.
The original story contained racial stereotypes which were removed during the revision.[3] For example, the chief villain, a young black man named Luke Jones is described in the 1935 edition as "the worst scoundrel we have ever come across", but is completely removed from the 1961 version, and most characters identifiable as black have been reworked as racially ambiguous.[4]
- ^ a b Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).
- ^ "Hardy Boys Online". www.hardyboysonline.net. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ Conrad Phillip Kottak, ed. (1982). Researching American Culture: A Guide for Student Anthropologists.. University of Michigan Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-472-08024-3.
- ^ Deane, Paul (1989). "Black Characters in Children's Fiction Series Since 1968". The Journal of Negro Education. 58 (2 (Spring 1989)): 156–7. doi:10.2307/2295589. ISSN 0022-2984. JSTOR 2295589.