Laura Lee Hope
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Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...

 used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate
Stratemeyer Syndicate
The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of mystery series for children, including Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others.- History :...

 for the Bobbsey Twins
Bobbsey Twins
The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the Stratemeyer Syndicate's longest-running series of children's novels, penned under the pseudonym Laura Lee Hope. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, the last in 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published...

 and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer
Edward Stratemeyer
Edward Stratemeyer was an American publisher and writer of books for children.He is one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1300 books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies, and created the well-known fictional book series for juveniles including The Rover...

, Howard and Lilian Garis
Lilian Garis
Lilian C. Garis , born Lilian C. McNamara was an American author who wrote hundreds of books of juvenile fiction between around 1915 and the early 1940s...

, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and Nancy Axelrad.

Laura Lee Hope was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins.

Series

  • The Bobbsey Twins (1904-)
  • The Outdoor Girls (23 vols. 1913-1933)
  • The Moving Picture Girls (7 vols. 1914-1916)
  • Bunny Brown (20 vols. 1916-1931)
  • Six Little Bunkers (14 vols. 1918-1930)
  • Make Believe Stories
    Make Believe Stories
    The Make Believe Stories series, begun in 1918 under the pseudonym of Laura Lee Hope , consisted of 12 books. The final book was published in 1923, while the series continued to be printed in different versions for years to come. It is highly likely that Lillian Garis and her husband Howard R...

    (12 vols. c. 1920-1923)
  • Blythe Girls (12 vols. 1925-1932)

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