Jaroslav Foglar (6 July 1907 in Prague - 23 January 1999) was a famous Czech author who wrote many novels about young boy scouts and their stories in nature and dark city streets. July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Scouting is a world-wide youth organization. ...

While they may be considered ideological, his stories are not mere fables, but are based upon his long-term work with children on summer camps and in club-rooms. He edited several journals for young people:

• Mladý hlasatel ("Young herald"), 1938 - 1941
• Junák ("Scout"), 1945 - 1949
• Vpřed ("Ahead"), 1946 - 1948

and he wrote articles for even more journals including the Skaut, Sluníčko, ABC, and the Tramp.

Karel Sýs wrote about him on the back-cover of his book Chata v jezerní kotlině: "I think, that both meaning and effect of his work lies in moral purity based upon author's experience. Foglar raises reliance of children and young people. On pages of his novels there are happening miracles of friendship, nature is painted in its virgin purity, city streets are surrounded by secrets -- and it's possible to believe it all because it was imagined by a pure heart."

Books

• Hoši od Bobří řeky ("Boys from the Beavers' river")
• Přístav volá ("The port is calling")
• Když duben přichází ("When April is coming")
• Pod junáckou vlajkou ("Under the Scouts' flag")
• Devadesátka pokračuje ("The Ninety goes on")
• Záhada hlavolamu ("The mystery of the conundrum")
• Stínadla se bouří ("Stínadla are revolting")
• Tajemství velkého Vonta ("The mystery of the big Vont")
• Strach nad Bobří řekou ("Fear above the Beavers' river")
• Chata v jezerní kotlině ("The log-house in the lake basin")
• Tábor smůly ("The camp of ill luck")
• Tajemná Řásnovka ("Mysterious Řásnovka")
• Boj o první místo ("A fight over the first place")
• Historie svorné sedmy ("The history of the harmonious seven")
• Poklad Černého delfína ("The treasure of the Black dolphin")
• Kronika ztracené stopy ("The Chronicle of the lost trace")
• Náš oddíl ("Our group")
• Dobrodružství v zemi nikoho ("An adventure in the no-man's land")
• Modrá rokle ("The Blue gorge")
• Jestřábe, vypravuj ("Tell us the story, Goshawk")
• Život v poklusu ("A life in a trot")

Note: the list is probably incomplete.

Foglar is also the author of a comics serial called Rychlé šípy, very successful among young readers.