The Ruth Fielding Series by Alice B. Emerson 1913-1934

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The Ruth Fielding Series is a 30 volume series that was published by Cupples and Leon from 1913 through 1934.  Three authors wrote the series under the pseudonym of Alice B. Emerson.  W. Bert Foster wrote volumes 1 through 19; Elizabeth M. Duffield Ward wrote volumes 20 through 22; and Mildred A. Wirt Benson wrote volumes 23 through 30.

List of Titles

  1. Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill, 1913
  2. Ruth Fielding of Briarwood Hall, 1913
  3. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp, 1913
  4. Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point, 1913
  5. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch, 1913
  6. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island, 1915
  7. Ruth Fielding at Sunrise Farm, 1915
  8. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies, 1915
  9. Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures, 1916
10. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie, 1916
11. Ruth Fielding at College, 1917
12. Ruth Fielding in the Saddle, 1917
13. Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross, 1918
14. Ruth Fielding at the War Front, 1918
15. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound, 1919
16. Ruth Fielding Down East, 1920
17. Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest, 1921
18. Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence, 1922
19. Ruth Fielding Treasure Hunting, 1923
20. Ruth Fielding in the Far North, 1924
21. Ruth Fielding at Golden Pass, 1925
22. Ruth Fielding in Alaska, 1926
23. Ruth Fielding and Her Great Scenario, 1927
24. Ruth Fielding at Cameron Hall, 1928
25. Ruth Fielding Clearing Her Name, 1929
26. Ruth Fielding in Talking Pictures, 1930
27. Ruth Fielding and Baby June, 1931
28. Ruth Fielding and Her Double, 1932
29. Ruth Fielding and Her Greatest Triumph, 1933
30. Ruth Fielding and Her Crowning Victory, 1934

First Printings

Never use the copyright page to determine whether a Ruth Fielding book is a first printing.  The copyright page contains a list of titles, but this list of titles was rarely, if ever, updated.  Try to find a list of titles that occurs in the back of the book after the end of the story.  This list of titles will be much more accurate than the copyright page.  If the post-text list of titles ends with Ruth Fielding in the Saddle, then the book was printed in 1917, which is the year of publication for Ruth Fielding in the Saddle.  Or, if the post-text list of titles ends with Ruth Fielding and Her Double, then the book was printed in 1931, which is the year of publication for Ruth Fielding and Her Double.