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Margaret Penrose
A classic Stratemeyer Syndicate house name, this byline introduced generations of young readers to fast-moving adventures for girls. The books behind it helped shape early 20th-century series fiction, especially through Dorothy Dale, The Motor Girls, and The Radio Girls.
28 Audiobooks
The radio 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
The Motor Girls on a Tour
by Margaret Penrose
The campfire girls of Roselawn : or, A strange message from the air
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Camping Days
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on the Coast; or, The Waif From the Sea
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on Waters Blue; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Tartar
by Margaret Penrose
The Radio Girls on Station Island: The wireless from the steam yacht
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale in the City
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale to the rescue
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay; or, The Secret of the Red Oar
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake; Or, the Hermit of Fern Island
by Margaret Penrose
The Campfire Girls on Station Island; Or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht
by Margaret Penrose
The Radio Girls on the program : or, Singing and reciting at the sending station
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise; Or, The Cave in the Mountains
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's engagement
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls in the Mountains; or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale: A Girl of To-Day
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale and Her Chums
by Margaret Penrose
The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach; Or, In Quest of the Runaways
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Promise
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale's Great Secret
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School
by Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale in the West
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
About the author
Margaret Penrose was not a single writer, but a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the book-packaging company behind many popular children's series. Under this name, stories were published by Cupples & Leon for young readers who wanted friendship, mystery, and adventure in equal measure.
The name appeared on three main series: Dorothy Dale (published from 1908 to 1924), The Motor Girls (1910 to 1917), and The Radio Girls (1922 to 1924). The Dorothy Dale books were especially important because they became the Syndicate's first long-running series centered on a girl protagonist.
As with many Stratemeyer books, different ghostwriters worked behind the scenes, and sources note that many of these titles were written by Lilian Garis. Even so, the Margaret Penrose name became a familiar promise to readers: lively heroines, brisk plots, and a window into the interests and inventions of the early 1900s.