A long running series ghostwritten under the pen name of laura lee hope by the stratemeyer syndicate which follows the bobbsey family, composed of two sets of fraternal twins and their parents. Bert and nan are the older darkhaired set of twins and freddie and flossie are the younger blonde twins. Original bobbsey twins series by laura lee hope goodreads. They were all seated around the diningroom table, making houses and furnishing them. But what the bobbsey twins taught me was guteating envy. The bobbsey twins and the big river mystery by laura lee hope.
Richard bobbsey was a lumber merchant, with a large yard and docks. While they are looking for driftwood and clams on the shore, the discover a mysterious message in a. The pictures are a very important part of our actual descriptive process. My siblings didnt love reading like i did so they thought i got. Bobbsey twins, fictional characters, two sets of fraternal twinsthe older pair named bert and nan, the younger freddie and flossiewho are featured in an. This page is meant to help identify and date what you have, plus open up your mind to what is out there for the bobbsey twins collector. More than likely, its worth very little due to the fact that the bobbsey twins are not a very collectable series. Freddie and flossie bobbseys adventures are the first books i remember reading. The first of 72 books were published in 1904, the last in 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published from 1987 through 1992. Bobbsey twins, fictional characters, two sets of fraternal twins the older pair named bert and nan, the younger freddie and flossiewho are featured in an extended series of childrens books by american author laura lee hope a collective pseudonym for many writers, including harriet s. We called them the bobbsey twins, because they always had. Their adventures often involve solving a mystery, and take them to many locations in the united states and overseas.
President trump revealed to the press on monday his nickname for the world health organization and the world trade organization the bobbsey twins. The term bobbsey twins is taken from a childrens series of books published from 1904 through 1992, written under the pen name laura lee hope. The bobbsey twins from homicide kerrygold a perfect day. The earliest bobbsey books are mainly episodic strings of adventures. The bobbsey twins was the longestrunning childrens book series in the twentieth century. The first of the bobbsey twins stories introducing the upper middle class family who lived in the town of lake port at the head of lake metoka living in the early 1900s and written at this time. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. The books in the bobbsey twins series were the earliest novels i ever read as a child. The bobbsey twins secret at the seashore laura lee. When their cousins prized bull goes missing, the twins search for clues to find the bull and catch the thieves.
If you collect the bobbsey twins, then you probably already know that the series is not very collectable unfortunately. The series won a large audience among children not quite ready for the hardy boys see entry under 1920sprint culture in volume 2 or nancy drew see entry under 1930sprint culture in volume 2 series of. The books chronicled the lives of the bobbsey family, including two sets of fraternal twins, ages twelve and six. The first volume was written in 1904 and the series was rewrittenupdated in the. The bobbsey twins by laura lee hope stratemeyer 1904fiction childrens. The reason you have to look at all the book lists is because you may have different dates for different series.
Bobbsey twins in country by laura lee hope, first edition. Bobbsey twins complete series set, 112 hardcover 2007. You can complete a collection very inexpensively if youre not picky about formats. The bobbsey twins on blueberry island bobbsey twins, no. The bobbsey family lived in the large town of lakeport, situated at the head of lake metoka, a clear and beautiful sheet of water upon which the twins loved to go boating. And we are told that no matter the jeopardy in which dave and clete are placed, as clete is fond of saying, the bobbsey twins from homicide are forever. The more exciting because bert, nan, freddie, and flossie know that aunt alice plans to give each of them a special present just because she loves them. Now you can have them both with the bobbsey twins duo. The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the stratemeyer syndicates longestrunning series of american childrens novels. Im in my 70s and while that bobbsey twins dont hold the same allure as they did when i was 7 and saving my allowance so i could buy another volume, one of these days when i have a cold or the flu ill snuggle up on the couch and sniff and sip tea and read the adventures of the bobbsey twins to my dogs my kids read the stories 35 or 40 years ago and loved them too.
The bobbsey twins at school full audiobook youtube. The bobbsey twins at meadow brook laura lee hope full. The bobbsey twins article about the bobbsey twins by the. The story covers a school year in the childrens two sets of fraternal twins. Often these two talk about bringing 6 packs to parties together just so they can look cool, as well as engaging in sleepovers all the time, and talking about the television show, friday night lights. Merry days indoors and out, the bobbsey twins in the country, the bobbsey twins at the seashore, and several more. Laura lee hope enjoy the classic, unabridged editions of the bobbsey twins. Here is the original series, and here is the second series. The first bobbsey twins to be published in the uk and from there, distributed to australia also started in the 1950s if anyone knows of any earlier printings, please let me know.
The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the stratemeyer syndicates longestrunning series of american children novels, penned under the pseudonym laura lee hope. The bobbsey twins take a trip to visit their aunt, uncle, and cousins at their farm in meadowbrook where they get to attend the local auction and explore the countryside. The houses were being made out of pasteboard shoe boxes, and had square holes cut in them for doors, and other long holes. The characters made their first appearance in the bobbsey twins. A twoweeks visit with aunt alice on her private island in the hudson river is an exciting prospect for the bobbsey twins. Richard bobbsey was a lumber merchant, with a large yard and docks on the lake shore, and a saw and planing mill close by. To keep me still, my parents gave me all the bobbsey twin books and a couple of heidi books. Their friendship goes back more than three decades. Join the two sets of twins as they go on wild adventures and solve intriguing. The complete series list for the bobbsey twins laura lee hope. This is the original series, written from 19041979. Bert and nan, 8 years old, and flossie and freddie, 6 and familys life. I remember the bobbsey twins from the mystery stories in the 1960s but the series goes back to 1904 and continued to 1979, written by various authors but all concerning the adventures of nan and bert, flossie and freddie. The bobbsey twins series in order laura lee hope fictiondb.
Two people that are attached at the hip and are in love with each other. For example, if you have a copy of the bobbsey twins at school, and it lists to a book that was printed in 1927, you cannot have a 1st edition, because the 1st edition was printed in 19. When the first book was written and set in 1903, bert and nan were eight years old and freddie. The bobbsey twinschapter1 wikisource, the free online. Juvenile series from the stratemeyer syndicate describing the adventures of twins bert and nan bobbsey, usually age 12, and their younger siblings, twins freddie and flossie bobbsey, usually age 6.
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There are some exceptionsprintings or editions which still bring a decent amount of money, but even those values have significantly decreased over the past 10 years, due to markets. Usually these two are best friends and make it known to everyone that they are. The bobsy twins is a snide and sarcastic reference to a sweet and uplifting childrens book series called the bobbsey twins, that began in 1904, and published 72 books in the series, until 1979. Set in the town of lakeport, the bobbsey family children are two sets of fraternal twins, twelve year olds nan and bert, who have dark hair and dark eyes, and six year olds flossie and freddie, who have blond hair and blue eyes. The bobbsey twins wikisource, the free online library.
The bobbsey twins adventure in washington bobbsey twins, no. The bobbsey twins by laura lee hope, paperback barnes. Bobbsey twins definition, two people who are often together or seem to resemble each other, as in appearance or actions. The term bobbsey twins refers to two people who are inseparable, who are often seen together and look alike and act alike. Hardcover book with very light rubbing to corners of cover and a tiny closed tear at bottom edge.
The bobbsey twins at school audiobook laura lee hope the bobbsey twins is a series of books attributed to laura lee hope, a house pseudonym of the stratemeyer syndicate. The bobbsey twins at the seashore is the third novel in the bobbsey twins series, which was released in the year 1907. The bobbsey twins for young readers by laura lee hope. A long running series ghostwriten under the pen name of laura lee hope by the stratemeyer syndicate which follows the bobbsey family, composed of two sets of fraternal twins and their parents. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Do you love the perfectionist but not sure which size is right for you. See the complete original bobbsey twins series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. From 1904 to 1992, over one hundred volumes about the two sets of bobbsey twins appeared. The bobbsey twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, quantify the stratemeyer syndicates longestrunning series of american childrens novels, penned under the pseudonym laura lee hope. The bobbsey family consists of the father, richard, a successful lumber merchant, the mother, mary a stayathome mom, bert and nan, the older of two sets of fraternal twins, and flossie and freddie, the younger twins. The first of 72 books was published in 1904, the last in 1979, with a separate series of 30 books published from 1987 through 1992.