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Mildred A. Wirt (1905–2002)

Autore di The Circle of Footprints

86 opere 1,348 membri 42 recensioni 1 preferito

Sull'Autore

Nota di disambiguazione:

(eng) Mildred Wirt Benson's works were published under a number of pseudonyms including Frank Bell, Mildred Benson, Joan Clark, Julia K. Duncan, Alice B. Emerson, Frances K. Judd, Carolyn Keene, Don Palmer, Helen Louise Thorndyke, Dorothy West, Ann Wirt as well as her own name. She was one of a number of authors who wrote under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Please do not combine the two.

There are other authors named "Joan Clark" and "Dorothy West". Do NOT combine this page with those split author pages.

Fonte dell'immagine: Mildred Wirt surrounded by the books she wrote under her own name

Serie

Opere di Mildred A. Wirt

The Circle of Footprints (1937) — Ghostwriter — 107 copie
The Mystery of the Locked Room (1938) — Ghostwriter — 96 copie
The Portrait in the Sand (1943) — Ghostwriter — 89 copie
The Clue of the Rusty Key (1942) — Ghostwriter — 83 copie
The Clue in the Ivy (1952) — Ghostwriter — 69 copie
Behind the Green Door (1940) 42 copie
Tale of the Witch Doll (1939) 36 copie
The Vanishing Houseboat (1939) 31 copie
Clue of the Silken Ladder (1941) 30 copie
Danger at the Drawbridge (1940) 29 copie
The Secret Pact (1941) 26 copie
Ghost beyond the Gate (1943) 25 copie
The Wishing Well (1942) 23 copie
Saboteurs on the River (1943) 21 copie
Voice from the Cave (1944) 20 copie
Swamp Island (1947) 19 copie
Hoofbeats on the Turnpike (1944) 19 copie
Doris Force at Locked Gates; or, Saving a Mysterious Fortune (1931) — Author under pseudonym — 18 copie
The Cry at Midnight (1947) 17 copie
Signal in the Dark (1946) 16 copie
The Whispering Walls (2011) 15 copie
Ghost Gables (1939) 15 copie
The Twin Ring Mystery (1935) 15 copie
Dan Carter Cub Scout (1949) 14 copie
The Painted Shield (1930) — Postfazione — 12 copie
The Wooden Shoe Mystery (1938) 11 copie
The Shadow Stone (1937) 10 copie
The Clue at Crooked Lane (1936) 10 copie
The Hollow Wall Mystery (1936) 8 copie
Courageous Wings (1940) 6 copie
The Crimson Cruiser (1937) 5 copie
The Phantom Trailer (2007) 5 copie
Pirate Brig (1950) 5 copie
Sky Racers (1935) 5 copie
Linda (1940) 1 copia
The Runaway Caravan (2007) 1 copia
The Cry at Midnight (2011) 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Benson, Mildred Wirt
Altri nomi
Augustine, Mildred (birth name)
Wirt, Mildred A.
Clark, Joan
Wirt, Ann
West, Dorothy
Palmer, Don (mostra tutto 7)
Bell, Frank
Data di nascita
1905-07-10
Data di morte
2002-05-28
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di nascita
Ladora, Iowa, USA
Luogo di morte
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Luogo di residenza
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Istruzione
University of Iowa (BA - English)
Attività lavorative
children's book author
journalist
Breve biografia
In addition to being a journalist and writing her own stories, she was also one of a number of hired ghostwriters for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. She wrote from outlines provided by the Syndicate under a number of pseudonyms, most notably for some of the early Nancy Drew volumes under the name Carolyn Keene.

Asa Wirt (first husband)
George Benson (second husband)
Nota di disambiguazione
Mildred Wirt Benson's works were published under a number of pseudonyms including Frank Bell, Mildred Benson, Joan Clark, Julia K. Duncan, Alice B. Emerson, Frances K. Judd, Carolyn Keene, Don Palmer, Helen Louise Thorndyke, Dorothy West, Ann Wirt as well as her own name. She was one of a number of authors who wrote under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Please do not combine the two.

There are other authors named "Joan Clark" and "Dorothy West". Do NOT combine this page with those split author pages.

Utenti

Recensioni

Penny Parker was one of the great series in young adult literature. Mildred Wirt wrote them, and with a much freer hand than she had writing the Nancy Drew series, she wrote Penny as she wanted to write Nancy. Perhaps for that reason, this was the series that Wirt preferred, and since I have nearly all of them, I can say they're pretty terrific.

An exciting opening and a thrilling and suspenseful conclusion make up for a smaller role played by Penny's pal Louise in this one, the final Penny Parker. The mystery deals with an old monastery and a strange cult leader who may be fleecing his flock.

A young girl apparently running away from home whom Penny and Jerry give a ride to ends up playing a pivotal part in the mystery, which involves an expensive sapphire. This entry is very wintery, with a lot of skiing, giving it atmosphere. Penny even gets trapped in the snow after an accident on the slopes.

The villain has some real menace in this final Penny Parker, as does his henchman. A local artist attempting to finish painting the grounds of the monastery adds some humor and color to the proceedings. Since this turned out to be the last entry in one of the great series for young adults, it's a shame Penny's pal Louise wasn't around more. But it's a quick, fun read, and very exciting. A fine entry in the series, and a nice way to say goodbye to Penny Parker, one of the most enjoyable series for young adults from a bygone era.
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Matt_Ransom | Oct 6, 2023 |
This second novel in the Penny Parker series is a fun followup to the TALE OF THE WITCH DOLL. Penny is juggling two mysteries in this one, getting herself in a couple of tight spots. With the help of her Dad, her best friend, Louise, and another great character called Mud-Cat Joe, she’s on another adventure to find three men who disappeared from a spooky bed and breakfast, and a missing houseboat belonging to Mud-Cat Joe.
Another very enjoyable YA mystery story by Mildred Wirt, penned in 1939.
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MickeyMole | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 2, 2023 |
Jean and Louise Dana are drawn into another mystery. Their pottery teacher was supposed to leave Starhurst to get married, but her fiance, an F.B.I. agent, has gone missing! Naturally, the teacher turns to her her two top clay modellers and private detective students. The girls get permission to go with their teacher to her relative's place at Cliff Haven, a seaside town.

Little do they know that Lettie Briggs had listened in on their phone call home and has convinced her mother to take her to Cliff Haven for Spring Vacation. Finally, Lettie is going to prove her worth as a detective by waving money around.

The mystery isn't much. The book gets points for giving colorless stooge Ina Mason a couple great snarky lines to burn Lettie with. The casual snobbery of the girls was also fun. They just point out things in a classier way than that crass Lettie Briggs. Then there's their masterful cross-examination of a suspect: "Do you have portaits of yourself - a wooden plaque perhaps?!"

I was impressed by how quickly two school girls, a commerical passenger liner captain and an art teacher were able to get the attention of the Feds. Especially as it seemed like there was no active investigation in their missing agent's disappearance.

Dana Girls

Next: 'The Secret in the Old Well'

Previous: 'The Clue of the Rusty Key'
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ManWithAnAgenda | 1 altra recensione | Sep 6, 2023 |
Louise and Jean Dana are enjoying a long afternoon skate with their chum Evelyn Starr when they happen upon a black leather bag. While they are discussing who to leave it with, a large, rude man with a dog accuses them of trying to steal it and takes it away from them. He pointedly tells them that the owner of the shop where they were going for cocoa is not to be trusted.

The girls go to the shop, only recently opened, anyway because it was convenient and they at least don't trust everything that's told to them by a rude adult. They are not not there long before the rude man enters with his dog, somehow manages to upset the kerosene stove and the shop begins to go up in flames. The shopkeeper is so distressed about the contents of the store's safe he runs back into the burning building and the girls must go back in, free him from burning rubble AND rescue the contents of the safe. Only a nearby policeman prevents the rude man from stealing the rescued items from the girl's hands. Later, the girls discover a strange, rusty key and endeaver to give it back to its owner, the shopkeeper, who has mysteriously vanished. Does it have anything to do with the spate of fundraising scams?

'The Clue of the Rusty Key' is a better-than-average juvenile mystery. Ghost-writer Milded A. Wirt breathes some life into the sisters and attempts to tie the mystery of this book in to boarding school life with some success. We have a prank war between Lettie Briggs and the Danas. We have algebra problems. We have room inspections.

It was all going well enough until the blackface. It was...so very unnecessary. I don't know if its a coincidence or not, but racism seems to pop up way more frequently in the 'Dana Girls' than 'Nancy Drew' and 'Hardy Boys', not that they're guilt-free, but at least I get a rest occasionally.

Dana Girls

Next: 'The Portrait in the Sand'

Previous: 'The Mysterious Fireplace'
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ManWithAnAgenda | 1 altra recensione | Apr 11, 2023 |

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Statistiche

Opere
86
Utenti
1,348
Popolarità
#19,089
Voto
3.9
Recensioni
42
ISBN
153
Lingue
6
Preferito da
1

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