Indeed. When I started to read such fiction, I had 2 or a few more volumes of the novels and one of them was a pre-1959 edition. By comparison the newer ones were very thin gruel, and not having any way to procure the older ones and knowing science was my calling I concentrated on getting what Tom Swift Jr. books I could manage.
One funny thing happened with my 5th grade teacher sometime later: we realized we were both fans of Tom Swift and started reeling off titles, none of which the other recognized. He had of course read the original series about the (future) father, I was reading the 2nd focused on his son (Jr.).
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Indeed. When I started to read such fiction, I had 2 or a few more volumes of the novels and one of them was a pre-1959 edition. By comparison the newer ones were very thin gruel, and not having any way to procure the older ones and knowing science was my calling I concentrated on getting what Tom Swift Jr. books I could manage.
One funny thing happened with my 5th grade teacher sometime later: we realized we were both fans of Tom Swift and started reeling off titles, none of which the other recognized. He had of course read the original series about the (future) father, I was reading the 2nd focused on his son (Jr.).