233:(often accompanied by Pixel, the titular "Cat Who Walks Through Walls"). She is kidnapped by the "Committee for Aesthetic Deletions" while on a research trip and held in Kansas City on a previously unknown time-line. Pixel manages to lead Lazarus to Maureen and rescue her from the committee. Then Maureen, Lazarus and the rest of the Long family rescue Ira Johnson from certain death during the
25:
207:
On June 20, 1982, Maureen, just short of her one hundredth birthday, is crossing a street when a truck barrels down on her. She has no time for regrets as she is scooped up in a rescue mission from the future by her son
Lazarus, with assistance from Hilda Corners Burroughs, Jacob Burroughs, Zebediah
183:
recounts how, during 1916, Maureen and her father are visited by a mysterious man who calls himself
Theodore Bronson. Bronson and Maureen are mentally and physically attracted to one another, and even go on a date and attempt to have sex, but are thwarted by young "Woody," who sneaks along, hidden
164:
on July 4, 1882, the daughter of Doctor Ira
Johnson, a member of the Howard Families. As a young teenager, Maureen discovers this fact from her very frank father who encourages her to seek a husband from among the accepted list of family candidates. She marries Brian Smith and they settle in
116:
224:
She is rejuvenated and first works as a nursing assistant, then a nurse, and eventually a physician and rejuvenator herself. But she regrets not knowing the eventual fate of her beloved father, Dr. Ira
Johnson, and on the advice of her co-husband,
253:
So we all joined hands in the presence of our children (of course Pixel was there!) and we pledged ourselves to love and cherish our children--those around us, those still to come, worlds without end. And we all lived happily ever
184:
in the back of the car. Ted
Bronson eventually goes off to fight in the war, and is presumed killed. "Bronson" was eventually revealed to Maureen to be her time-traveling son, Woodrow, aka "Lazarus Long."
177:
The most famous of her children is
Woodrow Wilson Smith, born November 11, 1912. Woodrow will eventually be known by many names in his long life, the most famous being "Lazarus Long."
791:
955:
977:
1059:
411:
1067:
419:
1453:
47:
35:
1448:
366:
1185:
1029:
245:
Maureen is united with her descendants in a massive group marriage in the settlement of
Boondock on the planet Tellus Tertius. Her last words in
318:
1443:
889:
146:(1985) and recounts her own life story, and sometimes contradictory versions of events recorded in other Heinlein stories, in 1987's
65:
1412:
815:
799:
359:
625:
1142:
1134:
510:
494:
486:
386:
209:
142:
136:
192:
When Brian Smith divorces
Maureen to marry their daughter-in-law, Maureen strikes out on her own, becomes a board member of
1303:
1360:
467:
1420:
1212:
1118:
1022:
740:
783:
352:
1158:
708:
577:
112:. She is the only character from the "Lazarus Long cycle" to have an entire fictional memoir devoted to her life.
1268:
1254:
1205:
1150:
1091:
1043:
834:
502:
451:
396:
197:
148:
1282:
983:
948:
807:
764:
1110:
435:
1015:
868:
850:
1261:
1316:
1247:
593:
115:
79:
1296:
1240:
1226:
617:
166:
732:
326:
1390:
1323:
1126:
912:
692:
459:
196:'s Harriman Enterprises, the first company to put a man on the moon in Heinlein's central universe ("
130:
1191:
938:
748:
652:
537:
201:
1337:
1330:
1083:
1038:
668:
644:
609:
553:
526:
443:
375:
101:
1007:
1368:
971:
897:
700:
601:
561:
943:
876:
716:
1289:
1275:
569:
109:
97:
83:
1233:
1198:
1075:
756:
427:
234:
193:
303:
1437:
1378:
1373:
902:
676:
585:
226:
1354:
1219:
917:
842:
660:
105:
1395:
922:
684:
545:
724:
169:
and have several children, all subsidized by the Howard
Families foundation.
1179:
161:
991:
208:
Carter, Dejah Thoris "Deety" Burroughs Carter and their sentient car,
48:
explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective
344:
200:"). She also witnesses the introduction of the "rolling roads" ("
128:
Maureen first appears as a secondary character in the 1973 novel
996:
1011:
348:
18:
114:
92:(July 4, 1882 – "June 20, 1982") most often referred to as
43:
956:
Heinlein Prize for
Advances in Space Commercialization
34:
describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily
978:
The Robert Heinlein Interview and Other Heinleiniana
108:, the longest-living member of Heinlein's fictional
1404:
1347:
1169:
1102:
1051:
964:
931:
888:
861:
826:
775:
636:
525:
478:
395:
104:. She is the mother, lover, and eventual wife of
285:, Heinlein, Robert A., 1987, G. P. Putnam's Sons
279:, Heinlein, Robert A., 1985, G. P. Putnam's Sons
267:, Heinlein, Robert A., 1973, G. P. Putnam's Sons
251:
1023:
360:
319:"Robert Heinlein - To Sail Beyond The Sunset"
8:
1030:
1016:
1008:
792:The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
403:
367:
353:
345:
66:Learn how and when to remove this message
188:Post-divorce business career and "death"
1454:Fictional characters involved in incest
645:For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs
295:
96:, is a fictional character in several
1449:Characters in written science fiction
212:. The rescue is outlined in the book
7:
273:, Heinlein, Robert A., 1980, Fawcett
220:Rejuvenation and Time Corps career
14:
1413:The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein
800:The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein
23:
1143:The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
495:The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
277:The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
143:The Cat Who Walks Through Walls
1:
1444:Robert A. Heinlein characters
1361:The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
468:The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
1213:Delilah and the Space Rigger
1119:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
741:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
784:The Robert Heinlein Omnibus
626:Have Space Suit—Will Travel
1470:
1159:The Pursuit of the Pankera
709:Stranger in a Strange Land
511:The Pursuit of the Pankera
304:"J - Heinlein Concordance"
134:. She appears briefly in
119:Maureen Johnson and Pixel.
100:novels by American writer
90:Maureen Johnson Smith Long
77:
1206:The Man Who Sold the Moon
1151:To Sail Beyond the Sunset
1092:The Past Through Tomorrow
1060:The Man Who Sold the Moon
835:Take Back Your Government
503:To Sail Beyond the Sunset
452:The Past Through Tomorrow
412:The Man Who Sold the Moon
406:
382:
283:To Sail Beyond the Sunset
247:To Sail Beyond the Sunset
198:The Man Who Sold the Moon
149:To Sail Beyond the Sunset
1283:The Green Hills of Earth
1068:The Green Hills of Earth
949:Robert A. Heinlein Award
765:Job: A Comedy of Justice
420:The Green Hills of Earth
229:becomes an agent of the
78:Not to be confused with
1135:The Number of the Beast
851:Grumbles from the Grave
487:The Number of the Beast
271:The Number of the Beast
214:The Number of the Beast
156:Early life and marriage
137:The Number of the Beast
1255:It's Great to Be Back!
1248:The Black Pits of Luna
256:
120:
80:Maureen Johnson (Rent)
1297:The Menace from Earth
1241:Gentlemen, Be Seated!
1111:Methuselah's Children
618:Citizen of the Galaxy
436:Methuselah's Children
118:
1391:Andrew Jackson Libby
1186:"Let There Be Light"
1127:Time Enough for Love
913:Andrew Jackson Libby
693:The Door into Summer
460:Time Enough for Love
329:on February 13, 2006
265:Time Enough for Love
181:Time Enough for Love
160:Maureen was born in
131:Time Enough for Love
1192:The Roads Must Roll
939:Heinlein Centennial
749:I Will Fear No Evil
653:Beyond This Horizon
538:Rocket Ship Galileo
202:The Roads Must Roll
16:Fictional character
1262:—We Also Walk Dogs
1084:Orphans of the Sky
1039:Robert A. Heinlein
733:Farnham's Freehold
669:The Puppet Masters
610:Time for the Stars
578:The Rolling Stones
444:Orphans of the Sky
376:Robert A. Heinlein
241:Worlds without end
121:
102:Robert A. Heinlein
1431:
1430:
1421:Expanded Universe
1369:Delos D. Harriman
1005:
1004:
985:Starship Troopers
972:Virginia Heinlein
898:Delos D. Harriman
808:Expanded Universe
701:Starship Troopers
602:Tunnel in the Sky
562:Farmer in the Sky
521:
520:
76:
75:
68:
1461:
1310:
1307:If This Goes On—
1306:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1009:
944:Heinlein Society
878:Project Moonbase
870:Destination Moon
717:Podkayne of Mars
404:
369:
362:
355:
346:
339:
338:
336:
334:
325:. Archived from
314:
308:
307:
300:
71:
64:
60:
57:
51:
27:
26:
19:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1463:
1462:
1460:
1459:
1458:
1434:
1433:
1432:
1427:
1400:
1386:Maureen Johnson
1343:
1308:
1304:
1290:Logic of Empire
1276:Ordeal in Space
1171:
1165:
1098:
1047:
1036:
1006:
1001:
960:
927:
908:Maureen Johnson
884:
857:
822:
771:
632:
570:Between Planets
528:
517:
474:
391:
378:
373:
343:
342:
332:
330:
316:
315:
311:
302:
301:
297:
292:
261:
243:
222:
190:
175:
158:
126:
110:Howard families
98:science fiction
94:Maureen Johnson
87:
84:Maureen Johnson
72:
61:
55:
52:
44:help rewrite it
41:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1467:
1465:
1457:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1436:
1435:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1425:
1417:
1408:
1406:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1382:
1381:
1371:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1351:
1349:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1313:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1234:The Long Watch
1230:
1223:
1216:
1209:
1202:
1199:Blowups Happen
1195:
1188:
1183:
1175:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1163:
1155:
1147:
1139:
1131:
1123:
1115:
1106:
1104:
1100:
1099:
1097:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1076:Revolt in 2100
1072:
1064:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1044:Future History
1037:
1035:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1012:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
981:
974:
968:
966:
962:
961:
959:
958:
953:
952:
951:
941:
935:
933:
929:
928:
926:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
894:
892:
886:
885:
883:
882:
874:
865:
863:
859:
858:
856:
855:
847:
839:
830:
828:
824:
823:
821:
820:
812:
804:
796:
788:
779:
777:
773:
772:
770:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
649:
640:
638:
634:
633:
631:
630:
622:
614:
606:
598:
594:The Star Beast
590:
582:
574:
566:
558:
550:
542:
533:
531:
523:
522:
519:
518:
516:
515:
507:
499:
491:
482:
480:
476:
475:
473:
472:
464:
456:
448:
440:
432:
428:Revolt in 2100
424:
416:
407:
401:
398:Future History
393:
392:
390:
389:
383:
380:
379:
374:
372:
371:
364:
357:
349:
341:
340:
317:Spears, Vlad.
309:
294:
293:
291:
288:
287:
286:
280:
274:
268:
260:
257:
242:
239:
235:Coventry Blitz
221:
218:
194:D. D. Harriman
189:
186:
174:
171:
157:
154:
125:
122:
74:
73:
32:This article
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1466:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1423:
1422:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1403:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1380:
1379:Competent man
1377:
1376:
1375:
1374:Jubal Harshaw
1372:
1370:
1367:
1363:
1362:
1358:
1357:
1356:
1353:
1352:
1350:
1346:
1339:
1335:
1332:
1328:
1325:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1311:
1301:
1298:
1294:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1280:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1256:
1252:
1249:
1245:
1242:
1238:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1203:
1200:
1196:
1193:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1168:
1161:
1160:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1101:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1056:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1033:
1028:
1026:
1021:
1019:
1014:
1013:
1010:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
986:
982:
980:
979:
975:
973:
970:
969:
967:
963:
957:
954:
950:
947:
946:
945:
942:
940:
937:
936:
934:
930:
924:
921:
919:
916:
914:
911:
909:
906:
904:
903:Jubal Harshaw
901:
899:
896:
895:
893:
891:
887:
881:
879:
875:
873:
871:
867:
866:
864:
860:
853:
852:
848:
845:
844:
840:
837:
836:
832:
831:
829:
825:
818:
817:
813:
810:
809:
805:
802:
801:
797:
794:
793:
789:
786:
785:
781:
780:
778:
774:
767:
766:
762:
759:
758:
754:
751:
750:
746:
743:
742:
738:
735:
734:
730:
727:
726:
722:
719:
718:
714:
711:
710:
706:
703:
702:
698:
695:
694:
690:
687:
686:
682:
679:
678:
677:Variable Star
674:
671:
670:
666:
663:
662:
658:
655:
654:
650:
647:
646:
642:
641:
639:
635:
628:
627:
623:
620:
619:
615:
612:
611:
607:
604:
603:
599:
596:
595:
591:
588:
587:
586:Starman Jones
583:
580:
579:
575:
572:
571:
567:
564:
563:
559:
556:
555:
551:
548:
547:
543:
540:
539:
535:
534:
532:
530:
524:
513:
512:
508:
505:
504:
500:
497:
496:
492:
489:
488:
484:
483:
481:
479:World as Myth
477:
470:
469:
465:
462:
461:
457:
454:
453:
449:
446:
445:
441:
438:
437:
433:
430:
429:
425:
422:
421:
417:
414:
413:
409:
408:
405:
402:
400:
399:
394:
388:
385:
384:
381:
377:
370:
365:
363:
358:
356:
351:
350:
347:
328:
324:
323:2Second(fuse)
320:
313:
310:
305:
299:
296:
289:
284:
281:
278:
275:
272:
269:
266:
263:
262:
258:
255:
250:
248:
240:
238:
236:
232:
228:
227:Jubal Harshaw
219:
217:
215:
211:
205:
203:
199:
195:
187:
185:
182:
178:
172:
170:
168:
163:
155:
153:
151:
150:
145:
144:
139:
138:
133:
132:
123:
117:
113:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
85:
81:
70:
67:
59:
49:
45:
39:
37:
30:
21:
20:
1419:
1411:
1385:
1359:
1355:Lazarus Long
1338:Common Sense
1220:Space Jockey
1157:
1149:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1109:
1090:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1042:
984:
976:
918:Lazarus Long
907:
877:
869:
849:
843:Tramp Royale
841:
833:
814:
806:
798:
790:
782:
763:
755:
747:
739:
731:
723:
715:
707:
699:
691:
683:
675:
667:
661:Sixth Column
659:
651:
643:
637:Other novels
624:
616:
608:
600:
592:
584:
576:
568:
560:
552:
544:
536:
509:
501:
493:
485:
466:
458:
450:
442:
434:
426:
418:
410:
397:
387:Bibliography
333:November 19,
331:. Retrieved
327:the original
322:
312:
298:
282:
276:
270:
264:
252:
246:
244:
230:
223:
213:
210:Gay Deceiver
206:
191:
180:
179:
176:
159:
147:
141:
135:
129:
127:
106:Lazarus Long
93:
89:
88:
62:
53:
33:
1396:Hazel Stone
1269:Searchlight
1052:Collections
923:Hazel Stone
862:Screenplays
846:(1954/1992)
838:(1946/1992)
827:Non-fiction
776:Collections
685:Double Star
680:(1955/2006)
648:(1939/2003)
546:Space Cadet
527:Scribner's
167:Kansas City
140:(1980) and
36:in-universe
1438:Categories
1348:Characters
890:Characters
725:Glory Road
554:Red Planet
290:References
231:Time Corps
124:Background
56:March 2021
1180:Life-Line
529:juveniles
1331:Universe
1317:Coventry
992:Tribbles
173:Children
162:Missouri
1405:Related
1227:Requiem
1172:stories
965:Related
816:Requiem
259:Sources
42:Please
1424:(1980)
1416:(1966)
1324:Misfit
1170:Short
1162:(2020)
1154:(1987)
1146:(1985)
1138:(1980)
1130:(1973)
1122:(1966)
1114:(1958)
1103:Novels
1095:(1967)
1087:(1963)
1079:(1953)
1071:(1951)
1063:(1950)
987:(film)
932:Legacy
880:(1953)
872:(1950)
854:(1989)
819:(1992)
811:(1980)
803:(1966)
795:(1959)
787:(1958)
768:(1984)
760:(1982)
757:Friday
752:(1970)
744:(1966)
736:(1964)
728:(1963)
720:(1963)
712:(1961)
704:(1959)
696:(1957)
688:(1956)
672:(1951)
664:(1949)
656:(1948)
629:(1958)
621:(1957)
613:(1956)
605:(1955)
597:(1954)
589:(1953)
581:(1952)
573:(1951)
565:(1950)
557:(1949)
549:(1948)
541:(1947)
514:(2020)
506:(1987)
498:(1985)
490:(1980)
471:(1978)
463:(1973)
455:(1967)
447:(1963)
439:(1958)
431:(1953)
423:(1951)
415:(1950)
254:after.
1309:'
1305:'
249:are:
38:style
997:Grok
335:2016
204:").
1041:'s
82:or
46:to
1440::
321:.
237:.
216:.
152:.
1340:"
1336:"
1333:"
1329:"
1326:"
1322:"
1319:"
1315:"
1312:"
1302:"
1299:"
1295:"
1292:"
1288:"
1285:"
1281:"
1278:"
1274:"
1271:"
1267:"
1264:"
1260:"
1257:"
1253:"
1250:"
1246:"
1243:"
1239:"
1236:"
1232:"
1229:"
1225:"
1222:"
1218:"
1215:"
1211:"
1208:"
1204:"
1201:"
1197:"
1194:"
1190:"
1182:"
1178:"
1031:e
1024:t
1017:v
368:e
361:t
354:v
337:.
306:.
86:.
69:)
63:(
58:)
54:(
50:.
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
