Ruth Fielding Down East; Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point

By Alice B. Emerson

Alice B. Emerson was a pseudonym used by a number of writers hired by the conglomerate Stratemeyer Syndicat to make popular kids books, especially for young girls. These include the Beth Gordon and Ruth Fielding series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Krill Press
• Release date: Jan 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9781518375330

Alice B. Emerson

Alice B. Emerson is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Betty Gordon and Ruth Fielding[1] series of children's novels. The writers taking up the pen of Alice B. Emerson are not all known. However, books 1-19 of the Ruth Fielding series were written by W. Bert Foster; books 20-22 were written by Elizabeth M. Duffield Ward, and books 23-30 were written by Mildred Benson. (Wikipedia)

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