author
Margaret Penrose
Best known as a Stratemeyer Syndicate house name, this byline appeared on brisk, adventure-filled series for young readers, including Dorothy Dale, The Motor Girls, and The Radio Girls. The books helped shape early 20th-century girls' series fiction in the United States.
28 Audiobooks
The radio girls of Roselawn : or, A strange message from the air
by Margaret Penrose
The campfire girls of Roselawn : or, A strange message from the air
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls Through New England; or, Held by the Gypsies
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Camping Days
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on Waters Blue; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Tartar
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on the Coast; or, The Waif From the Sea
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale to the rescue
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale in the City
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake; Or, the Hermit of Fern Island
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on a Tour
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay; or, The Secret of the Red Oar
by Margaret Penrose
The Radio Girls on the program : or, Singing and reciting at the sending station
by Margaret Penrose
The Campfire Girls on Station Island; Or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht
by Margaret Penrose
The Radio Girls on Station Island: The wireless from the steam yacht
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise; Or, The Cave in the Mountains
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Promise
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's engagement
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale: A Girl of To-Day
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale and Her Chums
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls in the Mountains; or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach; Or, In Quest of the Runaways
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Great Secret
by Margaret Penrose
The Radio Girls at Forest Lodge; or, The Strange Hut in the Swamp
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's School Rivals
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale in the West
by Margaret Penrose
About the author
Margaret Penrose was not a single identified author, but a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the prolific American producer of children's series books. The name was attached to several girls' series published in the early 1900s, especially for readers who enjoyed friendship, action, and upbeat heroines.
Works published under this name included the Dorothy Dale series, The Motor Girls series, and The Radio Girls series. These books were issued by Cupples & Leon, and the Margaret Penrose byline became part of the Syndicate's larger tradition of shared pen names used to create consistent, recognizable series for young audiences.
Because Margaret Penrose was a collective pseudonym rather than one confirmed person, there is no single personal life story to tell behind the name. What remains clear is the byline's place in publishing history: it marks an early, influential chapter in American series fiction for girls.