Margaret Penrose Explained

Margaret Penrose was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate as the author of three girls' book series published by Cupples & Leon.^[1]

The name Margaret Penrose was used for:

• The Dorothy Dale series – 1908 to 1924, 13 volumes^[2]
• The Motor Girls series – 1910 to 1917, 10 volumes^[2]
• The Radio Girls series – 1922 to 1924, 4 volumes^[2]

The Dorothy Dale series was ghostwritten by the following authors: Lilian Garis volumes 1 – 8, 11; W. Bert Foster volumes 9, 10, 12; and Elizabeth Duffield Ward volume 13.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://stratemeyer.org/margaret-penrose/ James Keeline, Margaret Penrose article
2. John Axe, All About Collecting Girl’s Series Books, pages 14 - 15, Hobby House Press, 2002