Mary Louise


Lu par Sibella Denton

(4.6 étoiles; 132 critiques)

The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym,then continued by at least three others, all using the same pseudonym. Baum wrote the first four books in the series, possibly with help from his son, Harry Neal Baum, on the third.

The books are concerned with adolescent girl detectives— a concept Baum had experimented with earlier, in The Daring Twins (1911) and Phoebe Daring (1912). The Bluebird series began with Mary Louise, originally written as a tribute to Baum's favorite sister, Mary Louise Baum Brewster. Baum's publisher, Reilly & Britton, rejected that manuscript, apparently judging the heroine too independent. Baum wrote a new version of the book; the original manuscript is lost.

The title character is Mary Louise Burrows. In the first books of the series, she is a fifteen-year-old girl with unusual maturity (though the other girls in her boarding school find her somewhat priggish). She is suddenly confronted with the fact that her beloved grandfather is suspected of no less a crime than treason against the United States. With the help of old and new friends of Mary Louise … the truth is uncovered. The novel features a federal agent named John O'Gorman; he is assisted by his daughter Josie, a young woman he has himself trained to function as an investigator. (The Josie O'Gorman character, despite preceding Nancy Drew by more than a decade, is much less traditionally feminine.) (Summary from Wikipedia) (4 hr 12 min)

Chapitres

00 - Publisher's Note 2:03 Lu par Sibella Denton
01 - Just an Argument 7:49 Lu par Sibella Denton
02 - Gran'pa Jim 9:27 Lu par Sibella Denton
03 - A Surprise 7:20 Lu par Sibella Denton
04 - Shifting Sands 5:47 Lu par Sibella Denton
05 - Official Investigation 11:59 Lu par Sibella Denton
06 - Under a Cloud 10:43 Lu par Sibella Denton
07 - The Escape 9:15 Lu par Sibella Denton
08 - A Friendly Foe 12:06 Lu par Sibella Denton
09 - Officer O'Gorman 14:32 Lu par Sibella Denton
10 - Rather Queer Indeed 7:27 Lu par Sibella Denton
11 - Mary Louise Meets Irene 14:52 Lu par Sibella Denton
12 - A Cheerful Comrade 8:02 Lu par Sibella Denton
13 - Bub Succumbs to Force 13:47 Lu par Sibella Denton
14 - A Call from Agatha Lord 13:00 Lu par Sibella Denton
15 - Bub's Hobby 10:44 Lu par Sibella Denton
16 - The Stolen Book 4:08 Lu par Sibella Denton
17 - The Hired Girl 6:29 Lu par Sibella Denton
18 - Mary Louise Grows Suspicious 9:10 Lu par Sibella Denton
19 - An Artful Confession 11:41 Lu par Sibella Denton
20 - Diamond Cut Diamond 14:37 Lu par Sibella Denton
21 - Bad News 6:28 Lu par Sibella Denton
22 - The Folks at Bigbee's 8:09 Lu par Sibella Denton
23 - A Kiss from Josie 7:04 Lu par Sibella Denton
24 - Facing the Truth 8:51 Lu par Sibella Denton
25 - Simple Justice 7:12 Lu par Sibella Denton
26 - The Letter 9:38 Lu par Sibella Denton

Critiques

Enjoyable story


(5 étoiles)

I am now in the process of either listening to or reading all the Mary Louise books. The summary covers the plot of the story. Mary Louise is a frisky young lady who works at outsmarting the secret service to save her grandfather, whom she can not believe is guilty of treason. It's a good thing the secret service has the help of an unexpected player. Reader is excellent, story is excellent, enjoy!

very enjoyable


(5 étoiles)

This reminds me of books my mother read in her teens with strong, female characters who succeed against the odds while not betraying the conventions of their time. Nicely read and very enjoyable. thank you.

Nicely done intro. volume to a new series and cast of characters!


(4.5 étoiles)

Lovely first volume blast off into a new cast of characters and book series. While written at a level to target itself to the young to mid. teen female readers there is abundant amusement present for all ages and both genders. Amazingly, this was written 2 generations prior to the suffragette movement gaining the right that granted female voting freedoms. Written 4 generations prior to several other milestones in advance of the major decades of the Equal Rights movements allowing full parity of all rights across the board . Outstanding this came from the same beloved by all for writing "Fairy Tales" !!!

Eye Roll


(2 étoiles)

Priggish characters lecture their idea of morals, which being censorship and "protecting" females from "certain knowledge". One of these "highly moral" main characters is an impeccably dressed older batchelor, who has a knack for dressing his female relatives, who subsequently are the best dressed women in the village. And then there's "the old negro" who speaks like he's actually wearing chains. Almost seems like a parody. Very nicely read though, thank you.

loved this book


(4 étoiles)

simple mystery from a simpler time

Fun


(5 étoiles)

Fun wholesome book. Great reader. Thank you!

well written and well read!


(5 étoiles)

I’m surprised that I’ve never heard of the Mary Louise series since I was an avid reader. This book held my interest throughout and was well read.


(5 étoiles)

Excellent example of a moral past. Sad to see how far we have fallen.