Tom Swift Sr. - Online Information and Resources

Blueprint - online Magazine on Tom Swift by Tom Ippolito

Issue 13 (September 1999) Contents: a possible inconsistency in the opening chapter of "Motorcycle", etc.
Issue 12 (August 1999) Contents: the orgins of "Ocean Airport", Tom Swift Sr. on CD-Rom (Quiet Vision Publishing), etc.
Issue 11 (February 1999) Contents: precursors of Tom Swift Sr., etc.
Issue 10 (December 1998) Contents: Swift Enterprises Aircraft part 1 (Kangaroo Cub and Skeet from the Junior series), etc.
Issue 9 (June 1998) Contents: Tom Swift and the Great War (part 3 - "Land of Wonders"), Victor Appleton (A Brief History Of The Stratemeyer Syndicate House Name), etc.
Issue 8 (May 1998) Contents: Tom Swift and the Great War (part 2 - "Big Tunnel"), The Debut of the Tom Swift Jr. Series (part 1 - continuity with the original series), etc.
Issue 7 (April 1998) Contents: The Early Inventions Of Tom Swift Sr.(Great Searchlight to Giant Cannon), Tom Swift and the Great War (part 1 - "Aerial Warship"), etc.
Issue 6 (March 1998) Contents: The Early Inventions Of Tom Swift Sr.(Electric Rifle to Wizard Camera), sketches of some villains (Jacob Greenbaum and Hankinshaw), etc.
Issue 5 (February 1998) Contents: The Early Inventions Of Tom Swift Sr., sketches of some supporting characters (Rad and Koku), A Question Of Authorship? etc.
Issue 4 (January 1998) Contents: Original Series Book Binding Styles, sketches of some supporting characters (Ned and Mr. Damon), titles considered and later discarded, etc.
Issue 3 (December 1997) Contents: history of the series, sketches of the main characters, summary of "Tom Swift and His Motor Boat ", etc.
Issue 2 (November 1997) Contents: Original Series Dust Jacket Styles, The Origins Of Tom Swift, summary of "Tom Swift and His Motorcycle", etc.
Issue 1 (October 1997) Contents: The Pre-History Of Tom Swift, How Visionary Was The Original Series?, What Is Scarce In The Original Series ?, etc.

James Keeline's home page

Tom Ippolito's - The Ultimate Tom Swift Collector's Guide

home page
'Talking Tom' - a forum for asking questions and exchanging information about Tom Swift
History of the Tom Swift series
Howard Garis, supposed author of the original series
Who's Who in the World of Tom Swift(real people, not characters)
Original Story Outlines and Sample Title Proposal Sheets
Was Tom Swift modelled on Glen Curtiss ?
history of Edward Stratemeyer
Tom Swift FAQ

My Chronology of the Tom Swift Sr. stories

Online Texts of the stories

Worldwide School online editions of Tom Swift Sr. titles (15 titles, as of October 2, 1999)
For the latest Project Gutenberg listings click here.
Magnetic Silencer (Better Little Book)
#1 Motorcycle
#4 Submarine Boat
#5 Electric Runabout
#7 among the Diamond Makers
#9 Sky Racer
#12 Air Glider
#14 Wizard Camera
#16 Giant Cannon
#18 Aerial Warship
#19 Big Tunnel
#20 Land of Wonders
#21 War Tank
#22 Air Scout
#23 Undersea Search
#24 Fire Fighters
#25 Electric Locomotive

Jonathan Cooper's - The Complete Tom Swift Sr. Home Page

home page
Errors and Inconsistencies in the Tom Swift series, by James D. Keeline

Mailing List

A Tom Swift mailing list, whose purpose is to promote open discussion by email of all matters related to all of the Tom Swift series, began in March, 1998. (note: change of email address as of November 11, 1999).
To subscribe send email to Majordomo@beachin.net with
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To post an article to this mailing list send email to tswift-plus-series-books-l@beachin.net

Frank Townsend maintains a "compilation of Wit and Wisdom" from this list - click here to visit it.

Tom Swift bulletin board

(click here)

"Tom Swift and His Amazing Works Catalog", by Bob Cook

Neither the catalog, nor Bob Cook, is available online, but a table of contents is available (click here) and so is a scanned-in image of a portion of its impressive cover (click here). Both those sites give a mailing address at which Bob Cook can be contacted if you want to order a copy.

Additional information, and an alternative way to order, may be found at this web site.

Miscellaneous

James Keeline's home page
Ilana Nash's Tom Swift page
The Tom Swift Sr. page of Chris Pepin's "Tom Swift and his Electronic Web" pages - titles, lots of historical facts
Details of the author, illustrators, bindings etc. of the Sr. stories (beware the advertisements that pop up)
Popular Culture Association - Section on Dime Novels, Pulps, and Series Books titles, some historical facts
Stratemeyer Syndicate FAQ
Walking Tour, birth place of Howard Garis
Howard Garis on the Web
tribute by by John H. Lienhard(some historical facts)
The Edisonade (literary criticism)

Places to go to purchase books

  • eBay on-line book auction
  • Alibris used book search engine (formerly interloc)
  • used book search engine (ABE)
  • used book search engine (bibliofind)
  • used book search engine (bibliocity)
  • Raven's Book Nest Annex (Tom Swift books for sale)

    "Rivals" of Tom Swift Sr.

  • Tom Hall's home page for series books from 1900-1960, including many early inventor series.
    this page is maintained by Robert Holte. Please email me (holte@cs.ualberta.ca) corrections or additions.

    my home page