The Betty Gordon books were an early Stratemeyer Syndicate series, published under the pseudonym Alice B. Emerson.
Ghostwriters
editEdward Stratemeyer created the series and wrote plot outlines for books by a number of ghostwriters. Josephine Lawrence wrote the first four volumes in the series, as well as volumes 7 and 9.[1] Titles 5 and 6 were written by W. Bert Foster, number 8 by Elizabeth M. Duffield Ward and numbers 10 through 15 by Eunice W. Creager.[2]
Titles
edit- Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm, or, The mystery of a nobody, 1920
- Betty Gordon in Washington, or, Strange adventures in a great city, 1920
- Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil, or, The farm that was worth a fortune, 1920
- Betty Gordon at Boarding School, or, The treasure of Indian Chasm, 1921
- Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp, or, The mystery of Ida Bellethorne, 1922
- Betty Gordon at Ocean Park, or, School chums on the boardwalk, 1923
- Betty Gordon and her School Chums; or, Bringing the rebels to terms, 1924
- Betty Gordon at Rainbow Ranch; or, Cowboy Joe's secret, 1925
- Betty Gordon in Mexican Wilds; or, The secret of the mountains, 1926
- Betty Gordon and the Lost Pearls; or, A mystery of the seaside, 1927
- Betty Gordon on the Campus; or, The secret of the trunk room, 1928
- Betty Gordon and the Hale Twins; or, An exciting vacation, 1929
- Betty Gordon at Mystery Farm; or, Strange doings at Rocky Ridge, 1930
- Betty Gordon on No-trail Island; or, Uncovering a queer secret, 1931
- Betty Gordon and the Mystery Girl; or, The secret at Sundown Hall, 1932
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Deirdre. "Betty Gordon Series." http://www.readseries.com/joslaw/bg.htm
- ^ "The Betty Gordon Series." http://www.series-books.com/bettygordon/bettygordon.html
Further reading
edit- Emerson, Alice B. Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm. http://www.readseries.com/joslaw/bgch1.htm
External links
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