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The Secret of the Old Clock
The Secret of the Old Clock debuted in 1930 along with The Hidden Staircase and The Bungalow Mystery. Since that time the original series has produced 157 books, a spin-off Files series, an On Campus Series, and a Nancy Drew Notebooks series as well as associated books, movies, TV shows, and collectibles. Associated with this volume is a special collector's volume--digest paperback #100, A Secret in Time where Nancy is again involved in a mystery surrounding the antique Crowley clock.
In 1959, the original text was revised and re-issued as the 1959 text. Harriet Stratemeyer Adams took on the lengthy task of revising the first 34 volumes to the series. When revising, she updated the story--giving Nancy a Mustang convertible rather than the original snappy roadster from the 1930's, Nancy aged from 16 to 18, and Hannah Gruen became more of a part of the Drew family. Racial, ethnic, and gender stereotypes were also removed.
Formats
From blank endpapers to diggers and white-spined dust jackets in between, the formats section for The Secret of the Old Clock will detail its various formats, styles, and editions such as book club, library, and foreign types. |
Original & Revised Texts
Take a roadster ride back through time to re-visit the Crowley Case in the 1930 original text and hop in that blue Mustang convertible to navigate your way through the 1959 revised text version. |
Discussion
From Horners to Hoovers, singing lessons with Signor Mascagni, and Nancy's wit on Archimedes, check out the discussion of both the original and revised texts. |
Sleuths Ratings
Check out this book in the Sleuths Ratings. Does it rate 5 Sleuths or just 1 Sleuth?! Compare the ratings for the original and revised texts! |