There are 175 novels plus 34 revised stories that were published between 1930 and 2003 under the banner. Vintage book hardcover 1937 nancy drew mystery stories the. Nancy drew mystery stories 156 the creative archive. Beginning in 1959, the original texts of volumes 4 were revised and updated for consistency with the later volumes. Written under the pseudonym carolyn keene, readers met the plucky young heroine nancy drew for the first time. The secret of the old clock 1930, 1959 when the topham family. Nancy drew mystery stories nancy drew mystery stories hardcover carolyn keene readerlink. I watched all of them, sort of in a nostalgic trance. Carolyn keene is a pen name used by a variety of authors for the classic nancy drew mystery series. Here are all 56 original nancy drew books, ranked worst to best. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. New nancy drew books were published after 1979, including multiple spinoff. The bungalow mystery is the third volume in the nancy drew mystery stories series written under the pseudonym carolyn keene. Ten books to read if you like nancy drew girl detectives nancy drew mysteries feature a strong, independent female lead who has a knack for stumbling upon a mystery that she cant resist.
Reviewed in the united states on january 1, 2019 o i ordered these books for. Vintage nancy drew 1930 mystery book the secret of the old clock by carolyn keene vintage book detective story juvenile fiction mysteries. Get on the case with this list of sleuthy reads from our friends at off the shelf, a daily blog that connects great books with great readers if as an adult you are awash with nostalgia for the. Still in print today are the classic nancy drew mystery storiesvolumes 156.
Nancy drew mystery stories books 14 by carolyn keene. It is that which forms the foundation for any heros ability to save the day. Carolyn keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the nancy drew mystery stories and the dana girls mystery stories, both produced by the stratemeyer syndicate. Eventually, in one of the many moves my family made while i was growing up, that beloved original set of 10 books somehow didnt make it with us. The nancy drew mystery stories is the longrunning main nancy drew series, which was published under the pseudonym carolyn keene. This post does not in any way criticize farahs guide. Bungalow mystery by carolyn keene, first edition abebooks.
Celebrating 85 years of nancy drew girl who started it all. Whatever device you have, whether you read on a kindle, tablet, phone, or any other ereader or your computerlaptop, there are great mysteries to solve and places to travel to with nancy, ned, george, and bess. Nancy drew mystery stories, nancy drew mysteries, cozy mysteries, mystery books, up book. Additional nancy drew 2010 date books added to etsy store. The original 56 stories were written by various people under the pseudonym of carolyn keene. It is the third book of the nancy drew mystery stories. I was transported back to when i was in the fifth grade, when nancy drew and. While nancy drew books continue to be immensely popular with collectors, the movie, set to be released on june 15, is sure to ensure yet another surge in interest in the teenage heroine. In the original novel of the late 1930s, nancy helps an old woman look for her vanished husband. The complete series list for nancy drew mystery stories carolyn keene. The front covers of most books have a line drawing based on the original russell tandy dust jacket art from the 1930s. The first author to use the pseudonym was mildred wirt benson, who wrote 23 of the original 30 books. The sculpted representation of nancy is not the only eerie thing about the plundered piece the sculpture has been known to whisper to. Nancys mysterious letter by carolyn keene overdrive.
Nancy drew 1940s style library binding book series. The nancy drew mystery stories were first published in 1930 by grosset and dunlap. When her mom gave her the first book from the classic series about the plucky, nononsense investigator for her birthday. Nancy drew mystery collection boxed set of 10 books. Just last month, turner classic movies channel ran several of the old, black and white nancy drew movies. I removed the jacket from the book and placed the book back up for sale at the same price.
The question of who wrote the nancy drew books was a mystery for many years. With tracy ryan, joy tanner, jhene erwin, scott speedman. The main nancy drew mystery stories series progressed through several stages. The bungalow mystery nancy drew mystery stories no 3. The first six nancy drew books, in original editions just as you remember them, are available in a collectible slipcase. Shes got two best friends to back her up, and love interest ned is always waiting in the wings.
The secret of the old clock, the hidden staircase, the bungalow mystery, the mystery at the lilac inn, the secret at shadow ranch, and the secret of red gate farm. The overall style matches that of the 1946 regular editions that have the solid blue. Nancy drew mystery stories series in order carolyn keene. Nancy drew was created by edward stratemeyer in 1930 as a femaleorientated followup to his hardy boys series. Young nancy drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery. The evolution of nancy drew nancy drew and friends. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like. You might be surprised in purchasing the yellow spine picture covers at your local bookstores to find that the first 34 stories are a rather baffling mystery. Even though the book was priced low, the jacket kept it from selling. Just like there are great hardy boys mysteries available digitally with more on the way, thats also true for nancy drew mysteries. Over the course of more than 600 books, nancy drews adventures were often. On april 28, 1930, the first book in the nancy drew mystery stories, the secret of the old clock, was published. Carolyn keene writes nancy drew and the bungalow mystery.
Nancy drew the mystery at lilac inn carolyn keene 1930 carolyn. Unfollow nancy drew books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Two titles, the mystery at lilac inn and the message in the hollow oak. The secret of the old clock, a nancy drew mystery by carolyn keene yes, i have a different editionthe original, which has some material that has been modernized in the edition shown here is a classic children teens book, which introduced me to mystery stories early in my life nearly 50 years ago. Original nancy drew books in order summary of nancy drew. The nancy drew mystery stories refer to the 56 volumes published by grosset and dunlap from 1930 to 1979. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. In 1938, warner brothers released the first of four nancy drew moviesnancy drew. It was the last of three books in the breeder set trilogy, released in 1930, to testmarket the series. The first five files, namely, nancy drew mystery stories 116 and nancy drew mystery stories 3058 are in. Although edward stratemeyer created the characters and synopsis for the first few nancy drew books, he did not write them himself, and the actual writers agreed not to reveal their names.
The adventurous writer who brought nancy drew to life arts. The first nancy drew book, 1930s the secret of the old clock, was. The real mystery of nancy drew is how such a fictional character could inspire real women. The book released in the 1970s changed the plot considerably. Ten books to read if you like female sleuths nancy drew. Other writers who have adapted the carolyn keene moniker include leslie mcfarlane, james duncan lawrence, walter karig, and nancy axelrod. First published in 1930, the nancy drew mystery stories have sold over 70 million copies and become a.
The series started with the original 56 volumes of the nancy drew mystery stories from 19301979. In 1950, the cover art changed for ten nancy drew titles. Nancy drew mystery stories the haunted bridge by carolyn keene dust jacket c. This movie, and subsequent movies, starred bonita granville as nancy drew, frankie thomas as tedinstead of ned, and john litel as carson drew.
Unfollow vintage nancy drew books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. With kennedy mcmann, leah lewis, maddison jaizani, tunji kasim. We carry a wide selection of titles in the arts, theology, history, politics, social and physical sciences. Nancy drew the secret of the old clock 1930 first printing. The character has evolved in the decades since, though the original series nancy drew mystery stories ran from 1930 to 2003. The eighteenyearold blond detective lives in fictional river heights.
Drew series, whose 175 volumes were published from 1930 to. The stories seem geared more toward nancy drew fans than hardy boys fans and are aimed at earlytomid teen readers, similar to the casefiles or nancy drew files there are 4 basic cover design styles for these books. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Created by noga landau, stephanie savage, josh schwartz. In america, agency for teenage girls in literature made its debut in 1930 in the person of nancy drew. The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn keene has appeared in a number of series over the years. The 1940s style binding is one of the earliest types of nancy drew library editions.
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