Nancy drew author pseudonym
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The Mystery of Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Nancy Drew became the ideal of the independent woman that readers wanted to be themselves. Mildred Wirt Benson herself realized this when she stated:
“It seems to me that Nancy was popular, and remains so, primarily because she personifies the dream image which exists within most teenagers. Definitely, Nancy had all the qualities lacking in her author. She was good-looking, had an oversupply of college dates, and enjoyed great anställda freedom. She never lost an athletic contest and was far smarter than adults with whom she associated. Leisure time was spent living dangerously. She avoided all household tasks and, indeed, might rate as a pionjär of Women’s Lib.”
Mildred Wirt Benson, “Fulfilling a Quest for Adventure”, p. 62 Rediscovering Nancy Drew.
Keene, Carolyn. The Hidden Staircase. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930.
Keene, Carolyn. The Quest of the Missing Map. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942.
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Carolyn Keene: The First Author Behind The Famous Pseudonym
Did you know the iconic Nancy Drew series had multiple authors? The first author to use the famous pseudonym, “Carolyn Keene,” was Mildred Wirt Benson in the 1930s. She wrote 23 of the 30 original Nancy Drew books and is credited for creating Nancy’s adventurous personality. It wasn’t until 1980 that it was revealed to the world that Benson was the first author to use the pseudonym due to Edward Stratemeyer forcing his ghostwriters to be under an oath of silence. Edward was sued in 1980 for breach of contract with Grosset & Dunlap in which Benson then came forward about her mysterious secret.
The Secret of the Old Clock
Mildred Benson’s first book using the famous pseudonym was published in 1930. The story follows a young Nancy Drew, a private detective who takes after her criminal defense lawyer father. After Josiah Crowley passes away, his fortune is left to the Topham family wh
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Nancy Drew
Fictional character in a juvenile mystery series
This article is about the fictional character. For the main book series, see Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. For the films, see Nancy Drew (2002 film) and Nancy Drew (2007 film). For the television series, see Nancy Drew (2019 TV series).
Fictional character
Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, movies, video games, and TV shows as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene.[1] Created by the publisher Edward Stratemeyer as the female counterpart to his Hardy Boys series, the character first appeared in 1930 in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, which lasted until 2003 and consisted of 175 novels.
Over the decades, the character has evolved in response to changes in American culture and tastes. Beginning in 1959, the books were extensively revised and shortened, part