Mildred wirt benson july 10, 1905may 28, 2002 was the original carolyn keene, and eventually wrote 23 of the original nancy drew series, beginning with the very first, the secret of the old clock. Abc aired another series featuring the hardy boys, the hardy boys nancy drew mysteries, from 1977 to 1979. There are 175 novels plus 34 revised stories that were published between 1930 and 2003 under the banner. Having been produced by a number of writers, all lending their own take on the story. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. A new crossover series similarly titled nancy drew. Series book values collapsed in late 2008 and have never recovered. A collection of the many series about girl sleuth nancy drew. The hardy boys, nancy drew, and the secret ghostwriters of. Carolyn keene first published in 1930, the nancy drew mystery stories have sold. Buy nancy drew diaries paperback books her interactive. When i was young, there was nothing more thrilling than pulling a brandnew, yellowspined nancy drew mystery off my shelf. The secret syndicate behind nancy drew jstor daily.
If a person has just decided to collect nancy drew books and has no idea which books are more collectible and how much the books are worth, then that person needs to spend at least a couple of weeks viewing auctions and reading all available information on different websites. I grew up reading nancy drew, hardy boys, three investigators, etc. Nancy drew mystery stories 156 the creative archive. The nancy drew series has been very popular in norway. Everything you need to know or want to know is here.
Nancy drew fans will enjoy the nancy drew sleuth unofficial website, which is devoted to the sleuth, her books, and her timeless quality that endures throughout the ages. Nancy drew has been solving mysteries, and delighting fans, for over 75 years. Nancy drew s popularity has been unprecedented in france. If as an adult you are awash with nostalgia for the nancy drew series, here are some grownup female sleuths with continuing series to devour. Nancy drew, first edition abebooks passion for books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The nancy drew books are an iconic mystery series about a teenage sleuth who solves crimes. For people who are not very familiar with collecting nancy drew, be aware that the book or collectible has to be exactly like what i. The first six books are packaged together in a collectible box set with an updated design. If you read the books from the beginning till the later books the original one to sixtyfour ones, you could discern the level of intricacy of the mysteries that nancy.
The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn keene has appeared in a number of series over the years 533 nancy drew books have been published as of 2019, in nine series, as follows. 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. Nancy drew complete series set, books 164 hardcover october 11, 2006. Then a number of years back, i bought the complete series of nancy drew books for my daughter. Stratemeyer had an author in mind for this new series. Nancy drew is a fictional character, a sleuth in an american mystery series created by publisher edward stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his hardy boys series. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym carolyn keene.
And guess what the genre is for most of my daughters own books written by her as part of the young author s program in her school. The prime time series starred parker stevenson and shaun cassidy as frank and joe hardy. Jack reacher where applicable, we provide you with both the publication order of the books written, as well as the chronological order of the books. New nancy drew books were published after 1979, including multiple spinoff series, but they had different publishers, creating a dividing line between the first 56 and all the rest. Nancy drew the key in the satin pocket by carolyn keene and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The adventurous writer who brought nancy drew to life arts. Read as nancy drew and her friends solve more mysteries in the nancy drew diaries detective books series. Available for the first time in one complete collection only at. Others tell them to purchase farahs guide to the nancy drew series. The famous judy bolton mystery stories were in print from 1932 until 1967. Main characters nancy drew, bess marvin, george fayne, carson drew, ned nickerson, hannah gruen. Louise and jean dana attend starhurst school and solve mysteries at the same time. The first five files, namely, nancy drew mystery stories 116 and nancy drew mystery stories 3058 are in. The nancy drew mystery stories collection is the perfect gift for aspiring detectives, or long time fans of the series.
The novels bear the same pseudonyms as the originals. The nancy drew files book series by multiple authors includes books secrets can kill, deadly intent, murder on ice, and several more. Here are all 56 original nancy drew books, ranked worst to. List of recurring characters nancy drew wiki fandom. Now, for the first time, you can purchase all sixtyfour classic nancy drew titles in one complete set. Lee child, and then in order of the character or series ie. The nancy drew starter set is the perfect gift for aspiring detectives, or longtime fans of the series. These sellers will sometimes identify themselves as nancy drew collectors. This series was a crossover series featuring nancy drew and the hardy boys. Nancy drew nancy drew books 110 box set the nancy drew mystery stories collection.
To her readers, she was carolyn keene, one of at least two and perhaps as many as six writers who used that pseudonym for the original 56. The nancy drew mystery stories book series by multiple authors includes books the secret of the old clock, the hidden staircase, the bungalow mystery, and several more. See the complete nancy drew files series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Over the course of a 175book series published over 73 years from 1930 to. Nancy drew books, in one form or another, have been popular for more than 70 years. Of course there are a lot of authors and a lot of books out there so this isnt. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. In addition, the keene pen name is credited with the nancy drew spinoff, river heights, and the nancy drew notebooks. I decided to list some of the rarest nancy drew books and collectibles. I found the phrase ten rarest nancy drew books as a search term that led someone to this blog. The nancy drew mystery stories was the longrunning main nancy drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. While the character has undergone numerous iterations throughout the years, nancy drew has been cited as an important part of the literary and cultural landscape and an inspiration to many women, notably sandra day oconnor, sonia sotomayor, and hillary clinton. The books have blank endpapers, and four glossy internal illustrations. The nancy drew mystery stories refer to the 56 volumes published by grosset and dunlap from 1930 to 1979.
The best way to see if a nancy drew book might have value is to run a search on ebay, select sold, then view the results. She is the person who really set the voice of the nancy drew books, and in my mind is the nancy drew author. Written under the penname of carolyn keene, the nancy drew series has become an industry unto itself thats enjoyed immense popularity throughout the course of the twentieth century. Carolyn keene and the mystery of the real nancy drew author. The character of nancy drew ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous carolyn keene has appeared in a number of series over the years. The nancy drew mystery stories is the longrunning main nancy drew series, which was published under the pseudonym carolyn keene. Some nancy drew books were translated into hebrew and published in israel. During the first season, the series alternated between episodes featuring the. Order of nancy drew books nancy drew is the protagonist of several series of childrens mystery novels, written under the house name of carolyn keene. One glossy illustration occurs before the title page, and the remaining three are scattered throughout the text of. Mildred wirt benson, who wrote the text of 23 of the first 25 nancy drew books under the direction of edward stratemeyer, was still an active newspaper columnist when she died in. This collectible set contains the first 10 mysteries in the series presented in a specially designed slipcase. Producing films in the late 1930s and recently as well in 2007, its eponymous character has an enduring appeal, which is also reflected in its videogame titles as well.
Nancy drew collecting, buying, and selling information in the facebook series book groups, quite a few members have mentioned their confusion while trying to collect vintage nancy drew books. The nancy drew canister puzzle the nancy drew canister puzzle is an unbelievably scarce item that is scarce enough to be called rare, which is a word i typically do not us. Nancy drew complete series set, books 164 keene, carolyn on. A list of recurring characters that appear in each of the various nancy drew series. But it partially depends on the childs reading level. I am aware that the author, carolyn keene, is just a pseudonym for a number of writers who wrote book in the nancy drew series. S ince her introduction in april of 1930, the nancy drew books have never been out of print. A second method is to find the online listings of actual nancy drew collectors. See the complete nancy drew mystery stories series book list in order, box sets or omnibus. Get the best deals on vintage nancy drew books lot when you shop the largest online selection at. The character was created by edward stratemeyer, head of the stratemeyer syndicate, which produced not only nancy drew, but also the hardy boys, tom swift, the bobbsey twins, the rover boys. The books in this series were published between 1988 and 1998.
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