Frederick Gordon

Frederick Gordon is a collective pseudonym used by the American Stratemeyer Syndicate rather than the real name of a specific writer, so his nationality, dates of birth and death, and other personal details cannot be verified, and publicly available information is limited. Works published under this pseudonym mainly include the six juvenile adventure novels in the Fairview Boys series, published between 1912 and 1917, as well as the Up and Doing series. Three titles are included in this collection: Fairview Boys and Their Rivals or, Bob Bouncer's Schooldays; Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery or, the Old Hermit and His Secret; and Fairview Boys at Lighthouse Cove or, Carried out to Sea. These novels mostly revolve around school life, camping mysteries, and seaside adventures, with tight plots and mounting suspense; they display the typical style of juvenile adventure literature and are products of the series-based publishing model of early twentieth-century American children's literature.