Victor Appleton
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Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.
The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Appleton II names:Tom Swift, 1910–1941Motion Picture Chums, 1913–1916Moving Picture Boys, 1913–1922Movie Boys, 1926–1927Don Sturdy, 1925–1935Tom [Swift, Jr.], 1954–1971
Howard R. Garis contributed to the original Tom Swift series. James Duncan Lawrence wrote 23 of the Tom Swift, Jr. novels.