Recently, I've rediscovered that famous girl detective Nancy Drew. I'm in the middle of reading the first release of the original hardback series, The Secret Of The Old Clock, and I didn't remember how dated these ones actually were. With the first copyright issued in the 1930's, it's no wonder that Nancy wears gloves, carries a pocketbook, uses a vocabulary that includes "shan't," and solves all her cases in pants suits and dresses. She also seems to rescue every person she comes into contact with, and her departure is always sorely missed. In the revised series issued in the 80's and 90's, she is revamped to fit into that time period, discovering jeans and colloquial language. She's also allowed to have a boyfriend. There was a recent article that announced yet another Nancy Drew unveiling. I wonder what they've done to her this time.
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