author
Frederick Gordon
Best known for lively adventure stories for young readers, this early 20th-century writer created fast-moving tales full of school rivalries, camps, ranches, and seaside mysteries. The books in the Fairview Boys series capture the energy of classic juvenile fiction, with friendship and mischief always close at hand.
4 Audiobooks
Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery; or, the Old Hermit and His Secret
by Frederick Gordon
Fairview Boys at Lighthouse Cove; or, Carried out to Sea
by Frederick Gordon
Fairview Boys and Their Rivals; or, Bob Bouncer's Schooldays
by Frederick Gordon
Fairview boys on a ranch : or, Riding with the cowboys
by Frederick Gordon
About the author
Frederick Gordon was a writer of juvenile adventure fiction whose work appeared in the early 1900s. He is best remembered for the Fairview Boys books, a series that follows a recurring group of boys through school-day troubles, outdoor expeditions, and mystery-filled holidays.
The surviving online record points more clearly to the books than to the author’s personal life. Editions and library listings connect his name with titles such as Fairview Boys and Their Rivals, Fairview Boys at Camp Mystery, Fairview Boys at Lighthouse Cove, and Fairview Boys on a Ranch, along with other boys' adventure stories.
Because reliable biographical details are scarce, much of Frederick Gordon remains obscure today. What does stand out is his place in a once-popular tradition of brisk, wholesome fiction for young readers, written to entertain with teamwork, rivalry, danger, and discovery.