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For the original version of this book, see The Tower Treasure (original text)

The Tower Treasure
The cover art used for all (US) printings of the revised edition, this format with the flash light at the top was first used in 1987.
Attribution
House name	Franklin W. Dixon
Ghostwriter	Harriet S. Adams[1]
Illustrator	Rudy Nappi
Cover artist	Rudy Nappi
Publication information
Publisher	Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date	1959
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	180
ISBN	ISBN 0-448-08901-7 (trade edition)
Chronology
Series	Original
Followed by	The House on the Cliff

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The Tower Treasure is the first book in The Hardy Boys original series. It was first published in 1927 by Grosset & Dunlap, and updated and revised in 1959.

Plot summaryEdit

Tower Mansion has been robbed of forty thousand dollars in securities and jewels and Hurd Applegate, the crotchety old owner of the mansion, is certain that Henry Robinson, his caretaker, is responsible. Henry, however, is the father of one of Frank and Joe Hardy's closest schoolchums and they are convinced of his innocence. Their father Fenton has taken on the case and they follow him all the way to New York to uncover the real crook, John Jackley. Finding him, however, is only half the problem as he dies in custody and the Hardys must still find the stolen valuables to clear Robinson's name and solve their first case, and following in their dads foots steps.

AppearancesEdit

CharactersEdit

• Regulars
  • Phil Cohen
  • Chief Collig
  • Jerry Gilroy
  • Fenton Hardy
  • Frank Hardy
  • Joe Hardy
  • Laura Hardy
  • Biff Hooper
  • Chet Morton (Friend of The Hardys)
  • Iola Morton(Joe's Girl-Friend)
  • Mr. Morton
  • Mrs. Morton
  • Tony Prito
  • Con Riley
  • Callie Shaw (Frank's Girl-Friend)
  • Oscar Smuff
• Adelia Applegate, occupant of Applegate Mansion
• Hurd Applegate, occupant of Applegate Mansion
• Major Applegate, builder of Applegate Mansion (mentioned only)
• Henry J. Brown, a tourist from New York
• Launcelot Gobbo (mentioned only)
• Mike Halley, railroad flagman
• Ike Harrity, Bayport ferryboat's ticket seller
• John "Red" Jackley, an ex-con from New York
• Hobo Johnny, a homeless man from Cherryville
• Jake, the station agent
• Kauffman, an expert wigmaker
• Harold Morley, a Skakespearean actor
• Henry Robinson, caretaker of Applegate Mansion
• Mrs. Robinson, Henry's wife
• Paula Robinson, Henry's daughter and Tessie's twin
• Perry "Slim" Robinson, Henry's son and friend of the Hardys
• Tessie Robinson, Henry's daughter and Paula's twin
• Mr. Rocco, fruit store owner
• Rosa Rocco (mentioned only)
• Melvin Schuster, a former Bayport High student (mentioned only)
• Mr. Schwartz, costume shop owner

LocationsEdit

• Albany
• Bayport
  • Bayport High
  • Bayport Police Station
  • Bayport railroad station
  • Elm Street
  • The Hardy home
  • Main Street
  • Market Street
  • The Morton farm
  • Pine Street
  • Renshaw Avenue
  • The Shaw home
  • Tower Mansion
• Cherryville
• Ducksworth
• New York City
  • Crescent Theater
• Thornton (mentioned only)
• Willow Grove
• Willowville (mentioned only)

Businesses and organizationsEdit

• Bayport and Coast Line Railroad
• Bayport Police Department
• Flint's
• Hamlin's company
• Rocco's fruit store
• Schwartz's Masquerade and Costume Shop
• Ruben Brothers

OtherEdit

• The Queen, Chet's jalopy
• Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice (mentioned only)

Video GamesEdit

• On September 30, 2008 DreamCatcher Inc. released The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft, a video game for the PC that is loosely based on The Tower Treasure, but is an Undercover Brothers continuity story. The plot of the game borrows from both the original and revised texts of the story.

IllustrationsEdit

Joe toppled over the railing into space! (p. iii)

The Speed Demon (p. 4)

The Speed Demon (p. 5)

On the floor lay a man's wig (p. 28)

Frank and Joe examined the circular marks (p. 73)

"Where's the fire?" Smuff cried out (p. 113)

Frank lifted the chest from the hole (p. 145)

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Foreign EditionsEdit

• While the original text of The Tower Treasure had been published in 1951 by Harold Hill as the 5th book released that year, the revised text of The Tower Treasure would not be published until 1974, as the first book released that year by Collins, but as the 31st book released in the Collins series. In 1982 Collins reissued The Tower Treasure under its paperback children's imprint, Armada with the same cover art that was used on the 1974 hardcover edition. Sometime between 1987 and 1991 The Tower Treasure was reissued with new artwork by Armada in paperback.

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? at keeline.com

External linksEdit

• Wikipedia