There is no personal information available about Ida Reade Allen. In fact, the name may have been a pseudonym created by either the true author or the publisher. The “Eagle Library Series” (which evolved in name to “Eagle Series” and then “New Eagle Series”) published over 1300 books between 1897 and 1932. Over one hundred of these books list Ida Reade Allen as the author. The publication dates of her books span the years of 1907 to 1931. The Eagle series typically republished works that had been previously published in serial fashion at very low cost.
