Duffield, John William

Entry updated 25 November 2024. Tagged: Author.

(1859-1946) US bookseller, publisher, and author, in the latter capacity working mostly for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, for which he published at least 115 stories, usually book-length, under various names. As Franklin W Dixon, he wrote the nonfantastic Ted Scott Flying Series, based closely on the life of Charles A Lindbergh (1902-1974) (see Airplane Boys) and as by Richard H Stone the similar Slim Tyler Air Stories [neither series is listed below]. As Allen Chapman, he wrote the first 12 (or 14) volumes of The Radio Boys series (1922-1929), the most substantial of the spate of similarly titled series published in response to the successful launching of broadcast radio in 1922 (see Radio Boys); the final volume was written by Howard R Garis. Each volume in the series was introduced by Jack Binns. As Victor Appleton he wrote the Don Sturdy sequence; the final volume was again written by Garis. As Roy Rockwood, he wrote the Bomba the Jungle Boy sequence (see Bomba Films). His daughter, Elizabeth M Duffield Ward (1895-1983), also worked for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, and was responsible for a number of the Bobbsey Twins tales. [JC]

John William Duffield

born New York: 15 January 1859

died West Hartford, Connecticut: 24 October 1946

works (selected)

series

The Radio Boys

The Radio Boys' First Wireless; or, Winning the Ferberton Prize (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1922) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass; or, the Midnight Call for Help (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1922) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice; or, Solving a Wireless Mystery (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1922) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys at Ocean Point; or, The Message That Saved the Ship (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1922) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys at the Sending Station; or, Making Good in the Wireless Room (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1922) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol; or, Making Safe the Ocean Lanes (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys with the Forest Rangers; or, The Great Fire on Spruce Mountain (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1922) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys with the Flood Fighters; or, Saving the City in the Valley (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1925) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys on Signal Island; or, Watching for the Ships of Mystery (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1926) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys in Gold Valley; or, The Mystery of the Deserted Mining Camp (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1927) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys Aiding the Snow Bound; or, Starvation Days at Lumber Run (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1928) as by Allan Chapman [Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]
The Radio Boys on the Pacific (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1929) as by Allan Chapman [this title by Howard R Garis: listed here for convenience: Radio Boys: hb/Walter S Rogers]

separate Radio Boys series under his own name

The Radio Boys in the Flying Service (Chicago, Illinois: M A Donohue, 1922) [The Radio Boys: hb/]
The Radio Boys Under the Sea (Chicago, Illinois: M A Donohue, 1923) [The Radio Boys: hb/]

The Great Marvel series

The City Beyond the Clouds; or, Captured by the Red Dwarfs (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1925) as by Roy Rockwood [Great Marvel: hb/Ernest Townsend]

Don Sturdy

Don Sturdy on the Desert of Mystery; Or, Autoing in the Land of the Caravans (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1925) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy with the Big Snake Hunters; Or, Lost in the Jungles of the Amazon (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1925) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold; Or, the Old Egyptian's Great Secret (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1925) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy Across the North Pole; Or, Cast Away in the Land of Ice (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1925) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
- Don Sturdy in the Land of Volcanoes; Or, the Trail of the Ten Thousand Smokes (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1925) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy in the Port of Lost Ships; Or, Adrift in the Sargasso Sea (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1926) as by Victor Appleton [Sargasso Sea: Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas; Or, Adrift in the Great Jungle (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1927) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy Captured by Headhunters; Or, Adrift in the Wilds of Borneo (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1928) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy in Lion Land; Or, the Strange Clearing in the Jungle (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1929) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy in the Land of the Giants; Or, Captives of the Savage Patagonians (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1930) [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy on the Ocean Bottom; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Phantom (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1931) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Walter S Rogers]
Don Sturdy in the Temples of Fear; Or, Destined for a Strange Sacrifice (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1932) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Nat Falk]
Don Sturdy Lost in Glacier Bay; Or, the Mystery of the Moving Totem Poles (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1933) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Nat Falk]
Don Sturdy Trapped in the Flaming Wilderness; Or, Unearthing Secrets in Central Asia (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1934) as by Victor Appleton [Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Nat Falk]
Don Sturdy with the Harpoon Hunters; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Whaling Ship (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1935) as by Victor Appleton [this title by Howard R Garis: listed here for convenience: Don Sturdy: illus/hb/Nat Falk]

Bomba the Jungle Boy

Bomba the Jungle Boy (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1926) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy at the Moving Mountain; or, The Mystery of the Cave of Fire (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1926) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy and the Giant Cataract; or, Chief Nascanora and His Captives (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1926) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy on Jaguar Island; or, Adrift on the River of Mystery (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1927) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy in the Abandoned City; or, A Treasure Ten Thousand Years Old (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1927) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy on Terror Trail; or, The Mysterious Men from the Sky (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1928) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy in the Swamp of Death; or, The Scared Alligators of Abarago (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1929) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy Among the Slaves; or, Daring Adventures in the Valley of Skulls (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1929) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy on the Underground River; or, The Cave of Bottomless Pits (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1930) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy and the Lost Explorers; or, A Wonderful Revelation (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1930) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy in a Strange Land; or, Facing the Unknown (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1931) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy Among the Pygmies; or, Battling with Stealthy Foes (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1931) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy and the Cannibals; or, Winning Against Native Dangers (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1932) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy and the Painted Hunters; or, A Long Search Rewarded (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1932) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy and the River Demons; or, Outwitting the Savage Medicine Man (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1933) [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy and the Hostile Chieftain; or, A Hazardous Trek to the Sea (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1934) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy Trapped by the Cyclone; or, Shipwrecked on the Swirling Seas (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1935) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy in the Land of Burning Lava; or, Outwitting Superstitious Natives (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1936) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy in the Perilous Kingdom; or, Braving Strange Hazards (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1937) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]
Bomba the Jungle Boy in the Steaming Grotto; or, Victorious Through Flame and Fury (New York: Cupples and Leon, 1938) as by Roy Rockwood [Bomba the Jungle Boy: hb/Walter S Rogers]

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