Series history

A series was ghostwritten in the early years primarily by Mildred Wirt Benson. Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, who succeeded her father Edward when a head of the Syndicate, contributed a total of volumes & oversaw the material revisions begun in the fifties.

Across 200 million books develop been sold worldwide. Numerous population collect a series, which has no more across many formats across a years. the books were reprinted in the Seventies & Eighties, & in the early Nineties a freshly series was created for Simon & Schuster under the epithet The Nancy Drew Files, starting with Secrets Can Kill (1991). A 'original' series was besides extended, & around other recent years, a more series Nancy Drew in Notebooks & Nancy Drew Girl Detective were added to a tales all about the titian-haired sleuthhound.

Nancy Drew too appeared sustaining A Hardy Boys in the 36 volume Supermystery series.

Character evolution

A original Nancy, equally introduced around 1930, is the girl of attorney Carson Drew. Nancy, whose mother died after she was Ten (Ternary around later on stories), is clearly within charge of personal affairs, including a servant, Mrs. Gruen. Nancy has already completed senior high at age Sixteen. Her big, 3-story brick home is oft visited by her numerous friends, foremost Helen Corning, world health organization appears in the number one 4 volumes, however is never the detecting companion. She is typically joined within her detecting activities by her close friends George Fayne (the girl) & Bess Marvin, cousin-german world health organization use at times paired personalities. Helen comes back briefly withwithin original volumes 8 & 10 (which were non written by Bensen), using changed her personality to exist as other such as George Fayne, prior to disappearing whilst Bensen resumed ghostwriting with volume Eleven, & giving from either Europe (in which unnecessary friends vacation) for a single final appearance in volume Twenty. Nancy's fellow is (normally) Ned Nickersin world health organizatiin typically lends his support & facilitate, when George turn her on-off counterpart Buck Rodman, down the road Burt Eddleton, and Bess on Dave Evans. Burt & Dave come introduced in the early 1950's.

A original Nancy is blonde, & step by step ages from either 16 to 18 in the books. Her blue roadster becomes maroon, so green & black, so eventually the obviously coupe, prior to giving to the blue exchangeable in the postwar years. A original versions of the books typically contawithinside depictions of more races & ethnicities in what come nowadays considered veto stereotypes, too when containing customs & courtesies in popular culture that were all demode per 1950's. For these reasons a series' earliest 34 volumes were revised from either 1959-1977. Mrs. Gruen becomes Hannah, the somewhat mothering (& at days restrictive) housekeeper, & Nancy's Aunt Eloise, her father's lot immature sister, pops as much as add Just released York City setting for even mysteries, or service as a chaperon for the progressively mixed class action of sleuthhound. Subplots & vocabulary were cut down, & a action became sooner-paced, sequent inside slightly shorter & simpler stories within virtually all suits. Although early Nancy travels another time to Canadthe & another time to South United states, a late stories feature a quickly hike to Engl&, so eventually occasionally detection destinations within Latin Usa, Europe, and Africa. Numerous of a volumes were all re-written, simply including a bit of character list & a titles from either the original stories.

Nancy becomes strawberry-blonde or even titian-haired, & revises her detecting techniques to get other politically right & less sneaky. Old stereotypes, technologies & fashions disappear. the bold Nancy, world health organization knows training utilize a revolver (& carries a single), world health organization at times illicitly enters property, trespasses, & appropriates "stolen" property when grounds to believe, becomes extra calm, & upright happens to are through incriminatory grounds to believe. George Fayne becomes less masculine & curt, & too learns judo--and so she may assist Nancy by owning strong-armer once Ned international relations and security network't in. Bess becomes all obsesessed using food & boys around late writings, however as well overcomes her fear at days to become the additional formidable, utile friend to Nancy. Female villains emerge to tie higher & threaten Nancy, instead of the male counterparts world health organization were verbally & at days, physically abusive to original Nancy. Crimes get international, instead of revolving in the area of Flow of any stream Heights. After a original stories began to become updated around 1959, Helen Corning becomes an older friend of Nancy's, & is actually further of the George Fayne character, serving when actual detective work brother around these tales. A stage is likewise placed to tell you her departure from either a series: Helen becomes engaged, & lives a endure of her appearances prior to she is married planning her wedding when she assists Nancy sleuthhound. Classic preppy Nancy, using her pageboy since 1947, updates & becomes psychedelic in the 1960's, by using the trademark flipped hair style, & untamed print dresses & blouses. These covers, applying a startled Nancy in the foreground (typically tousled) using images from either the mystery scattered astir, today come out thomas more "dated" than a portrait covers of classic "preppy" Nancy it were replacing.

Books in the series

An - incomplete - listings of Nancy Drew books:

The Secret of the Old Clock The Hidden Staircase The Bungalow Mystery The Mystery at Lilac Inn The Secret at Shadow Ranch The Secret of Red Gate Farm The Clue in the Diary ''Nancy's Mysterious Letter The Sign of the Twisted Candles The Password to Larkspur Lane The Clue of the Broken Locket The Message in the Hollow Oak The Mystery of the Ivory Charm The Whispering Statue The Haunted Bridge The Clue of the Tapping Heels The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion The Quest of the Missing Map The Clue in the Jewel Box The Secret in the Old Attic The Clue in the Crumbling Wall The Mystery of the Tolling Bell The Clue in the Old Album The Ghost of Blackwood Hall The Clue of the Leaning Chimney The Secret of the Wooden Lady The Clue of the Black Keys The Mystery at the Ski Jump The Clue of the Velvet Mask The Ringmaster's Secret The Scarlet Slipper Mystery The Witch Tree Symbol The Hidden Window Mystery The Haunted Showboat The Secret of the Golden Pavilion The Clue in the Old Stagecoach The Mystery of the Fire Dragon The Clue of the Dancing Puppet The Moonstone Castle Mystery The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes The Phantom of Pine Hill The Mystery of the 99 Steps The Clue in the Crossword Cipher The Spider Sapphire Mystery The Invisible Intruder The Mysterious Mannequin The Crooked Banister The Secret of Mirror Bay The Double Jinx Mystery Mystery of the Glowing Eye The Secret of the Forgotten City The Sky Phantom Strange Message in the Parchment Mystery of Crocodile Island The Thirteenth Pearl The Triple Hoax The Flying Saucer Mystery The Secret in the Old Lace The Greek Symbol Mystery The Swami's Ring The Kachina Doll Mystery The Twin Dilemma (Nancy Drew) Captive Witness Mystery of the Winged Lion Without a Trace (Nancy Drew) Race Against Time The Sinister Omen The Elusive Heiress

Pseudonym Carolyn Keene

Wholly Nancy Drew books come published under a anonym Carolyn Keene regardless of actual author. the title Carolyn Keene has besides been utilized to creator a shorter series of books entitled The Dana Girls. This series features female detective sisters & occurs as kinda cross of The Healthy Boys (detective brothers) & Nancy Drew (female detective).

Series in film and television

Actress Bonita Granville portrayed the character of Nancy Drew inside quaternary pic in the 1930s. The television series called The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' appeared on television in the from either 1977 to 1979 and starred Pamela Sue Martin as the girl detective. An additional brief series appeared around 1995. Around 2003, ABC broadcast a TV film featuring Maggie Lawson as Nancy Drew. Emma Roberts may portray Nancy Drew in The Mystery Of Hollywood Hills, due call at 2007.

Series in computer games

Many Nancy Drew titles keep close at h& been adapted and freed when computer games by Her Interactive. A games come targeted at "ages 10 and up" and watch a popular adventure game style of play. Players must move Nancy within the arethe of in a virtual environment to talk to suspects, pick up clues, solve puzzles, & in time solve a crime. High sales & the general growing require for girls' Video-ROM titles use led to many Nancy Drew bet on releases, including:

Secrets Can Kill - 1998

Stay Tuned for Danger - 1999

Message in a Haunted Mansion - 2000

Treasure in the Royal Tower - 2000

The Final Scene - 2001

Secret of the Scarlet Hand - 2002

Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake - 2002

The Haunted Carousel - 2003

Danger on Deception Island - 2003

The Secret of Shadow Ranch - 2004

Curse of Blackmoor Manor - 2004

Secret of the Old Clock - 2005

Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon'' - 2005