The Complete Tom Swift Sr. Home Page

The Complete Tom Swift Sr. Home Page

Last Updated: 6/26/2007

From a Tom Swift dustjacket: "It is the purpose of these spirited tales to convey in a realistic way the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and to interest the boy of the present in the hope that he may be a factor in aiding the marvelous development that is coming in the future."

Hi! Welcome to what one day will be the Complete Tom Swift Sr. Home Page. Tom Swift Sr., for those who don't know, is the very first of the famous Swift family. His books, combined with the ones concerning his son, make up what may be the most famous books concerning scientific inventors in all juvenile literature. The series that he starred in appeared in 1910 and lasted for 40 books, finally, and sadly, ending in 1941.

The purpose of this page is exactly the same as the purpose of my Tom Swift Jr. page, only with a twist. Many of the inventions that were talked about, dreamed of, and built in these books have indeed been built. However, were they built as the book predicted? What impact did they have when they were built? And what about those odd inventions (such as the Electric Rifle) that never came about -- are they practical or possible in any way?

Here is how this works. Following is a complete list of all the Tom Swift Sr. books ever written. Each item on the list is actually a link; click on the book that you want information for.

1. Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle (1910)

2. Tom Swift and His Motor Boat (1910)

3. Tom Swift and His Airship (1910)

4. Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat (1910)

5. Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout (1910)

6. Tom Swift and His Wireless Message (1911) (Second review: Tom Swift and His Wireless Message (1911))

7. Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers (1911) (Second review: Tom Swift Among the Diamond Makers (1911))

8. Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice (1911)

9. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer (1911)

10. Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle (1911)

11. Tom Swift In the City of Gold (1912)

12. Tom Swift and His Air Glider (1912) (Second review: Tom Swift and His Air Glider (1912))

13. Tom Swift in Captivity (1912)

14. Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera (1912)

15. Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight (1912)

16. Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon (1913)

17. Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone (1914)

18. Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship (1915)

19. Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel (1916)

20. Tom Swift In the Land of Wonders (1917)

21. Tom Swift and His War Tank (1918)

22. Tom Swift and His Air Scout (1919)

23. Tom Swift and His Undersea Search (1920)

24. Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters (1921)

25. Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive (1922)

26. Tom Swift and His Flying Boat (1923)

27. Tom Swift and His Great Oil Gusher (1924)

28. Tom Swift and His Chest of Secrets (1925)

29. Tom Swift and his Airline Express (1926)

30. Tom Swift Circling the Globe (1927)

31. Tom Swift and His Talking Pictures (1928)

32. Tom Swift and his House on Wheels (1929)

33. Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible (1930) (Second Review: Tom Swift and His Big Dirigible (1930))

34. Tom Swift and His Sky Train (1931) (Second Review: Tom Swift and His Sky Train (1931))

35. Tom Swift and His Giant Magnet (1932)

36. Tom Swift and His Television Detector (1933)

37. Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport (1934) (Second Review: Tom Swift and His Ocean Airport (1934))

38. Tom Swift and His Planet Stone (1935)

39. Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope (1939) (Better Little Book) (Second Review: Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope)

40. Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer (1941) (Better Little Book) (Second Review: Tom Swift and His Magnetic Silencer)

Questions?

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Links To Other Parts of This Site

Updated! The Whitman Reprints -- Have you ever wondered what the story was on the Whitman Tom Swift Sr. books?

Errors and Inconsistencies in the Tom Swift series -- by James D. Keeline

The Inter-Library Exchange Program -- Want to read that Tom Swift book that you've never managed to find? Read this to find out how you can read a copy of that book for free.

Looking for Books on The Internet -- Want to get together a complete set of Tom Swift books within a few months? Read this to find out how.

Advice for collecting Tom Swift Jr. books -- What I have learned, from experience, on how to find Tom Swift Jr. books, how much to pay and what to look for.

Advice for collecting old Tom Swift books -- What I have learned, from experience, on finding old Tom Swift books.

The Complete Tom Swift Jr. Home Page -- my main index page; deals solely with the Tom Swift Jr. series

The Complete Ted Scott Home Page -- some information (well, almost none, actually) on the Ted Scott Aviation series.

The Dig Allen Space Explorers Home Page -- all the information you ever wanted to know on this rather obscure series.

The Starman Series Home Page -- information on a new series of books, hot off the presses, that attempts to bring the same qualities and excitement of all our old favorite series books to the current generation.

The Great Series Book Links Page -- an ever-expanding page filled with links to all sorts of sites that deal with various series books