author
Katherine Stokes
Best known for the early 1900s "Motor Maids" adventures, this author wrote lively stories that mixed travel, friendship, and the thrill of the new automobile age. Her books followed spirited young women on fast-moving journeys that reflected changing ideas about freedom and modern life.
6 Audiobooks
The Motor Maids' School Days
by Katherine Stokes
The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine
by Katherine Stokes
The Motor Maids in Fair Japan
by Katherine Stokes
The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp
by Katherine Stokes
The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle
by Katherine Stokes
The Motor Maids Across the Continent
by Katherine Stokes
About the author
Very little solid biographical information about Katherine Stokes could be confirmed from reliable sources available here. What can be confirmed is that the name is attached to a series of early 20th-century adventure books for young readers, especially the popular Motor Maids stories.
Listings from Project Gutenberg and the Online Books Page show several works under her name, including The Motor Maids' School Days, The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine, The Motor Maids in Fair Japan, and The Motor Maids Across the Continent. These books center on travel, automobiles, and groups of capable young women, giving them an energetic, independent spirit that still makes them interesting as period fiction.
Because trustworthy personal details are scarce, it is hard to say much with confidence about the author behind the name. Some modern booksellers even note uncertainty about whether Katherine Stokes was a fully documented individual or possibly a house name, so the surviving works remain the clearest window into this author's place in popular fiction of the era.