Alice B. Emerson
Ruth Fielding at Sunrise farm : or, what became of the Raby Orphans
Hardcover
(Cupples & Leon March 15, 1915)
, Reprint edition
The Ruth Fielding series of books tells the story of Ruth, an orphan. Initially she lives with her uncle who is penny-pinching and miserable. She escapes him and as she grows up she has many adventures. Eventually she is involved in movie making, solving mysteries (before Nancy Drew), and she eventually becomes a wife and has a family. The later part of the series is noted for being written by Mildred Wirt Benton, author of part of the Nancy Drew series. This is a very nostalgic series, written in a formal style.