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多少の古くささは感じますが、それでも昭和2年に書かれたと聞けば、その当時の日米格差に驚くばかりです。そして何十年も前に書かれた英文には、私達が学校で習わないような極端に口語的な表現やスラングがあまり出てこず、また身の回りの着るものや食べ物の名称の多くも、すでにカタカナ語になっていますから、現代物の子供向けの本よりもずっと読みやすく感じます。「いつかペーパーバックが読めるようになりたい」と思っておられる方の練習用にも好適なシリーズだと思います。
'The Tower Treasure' is the very first, in which Frank and Joe start out trying to track down a stolen car for a friend, and suddenly find themselves embroiled in a jewel theft at the Tower Mansion. The father of another of their friends is a suspect, and the boys join with their father in the effort to bring the right man to justice.
What makes these books work is that, while the plots are not particularly convolute, the books are peopled with many delightful characters and narrative. Adventures are had, wonderful secrets are divulged, the bad are punished and the good rewarded. In this day and age of equivocal messages, the clean, straightforward approach to life of Frank and Joe Hardy is like a breath of fresh air.
I found the book quite engaging, even after all these years. I was quite envious of the Hardys, who even had their own motorcycles, and I find flickers of the same feelings even today. After all, I still don't have a motorcycle. I wish I could have grown up solving mysteries and adventuring with my sibling and father, but books like 'The Tower Treasure' turned out to be the next think. I learned a lot from Frank and Joe, and I think those values are still worth promoting.
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