Lilian Garis

Lilian Garis
Born 20 October 1873
Died 19 April 1954 (1954-04-20) (aged 81)
Newark, New Jersey
Occupation novelist, juvenile fiction writer
Nationality American
Genre juvenile fiction

Lilian C. Garis , born Lilian C. McNamara (20 October 1873 – 19 April 1954) was an American author who wrote hundreds of books of juvenile fiction between around 1915 and the early 1940s. Prior to this, she was a reporter for the Newark Evening News in New Jersey.

Biography

For the Stratemeyer Syndicate she wrote under the pseudonym Margaret Penrose and Laura Lee Hope, with her works including some of the earliest books in the Bobbsey Twins series[1] as well as the Dorothy Dale series. But Mrs. Garis also wrote some books under her own name. Her husband, Howard Roger Garis was also a Syndicate writer and DJ on WNJR. Her children Roger and Cleo also wrote juvenile fiction.

Let's Make Believe series

First published by R. F. Fenno; also by Donohue

The Girl Scouts series

Nancy Brandon set

Originally printed by Milton Bradley. Then by Grosset & Dunlap and Whitman

Barbara Hale set

Ted set

Cleo set

Connie Loring set

Judy Jordon set

Sally set

Gloria set

Joan set

Melody Lane series

Two versions were printed of the first 6 books, one with cover art by Ruth King and one by Pelagie Doane (best known for her work on the Judy Bolton series). The series follows Carol Duncan and her sister and friends as they solve mysteries around Melody Lane. The events they encounter are standard series book fare of the time-period; and are often criticized for their dated writing style and slow-moving plots.

References

  1. Grimes, William. "Down the Halls of a Wonder House, the Mirrors Cracked", The New York Times, July 18, 2007. Accessed November 6, 2007. "They made a mighty team: Howard and Lilian Garis, who met as journalists in the early years of the century, turned out hundreds of Tom Swift and Bobbsey Twins titles for the Stratemeyer syndicate before Howard struck it rich with Uncle Wiggily."

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