The illustrations became pencil sketches of various scenes, and there are approximately six of these throughout each book (plus the frontispiece).īy the late 1970s, relations between the Stratemeyer Syndicate and Grosset & Dunlap had become tense. The revised editions each consist of 20 chapters, and are approximately 170-180 pages in length. Eight titles ended up with completely different plots as a result of this: In the revision process, many titles took on choppy storylines, dropped/changed subplots and characters, and in some cases, completely different plots. The first 34 books were revised in a process that lasted from 1959 to 1977.

This was driven by complaints of racist behaviors/stereotypes, outdated language and situations, and a desire to shorten the books for printing costs and to compete with television. Gillies was then replaced in 1953 by Rudy Nappi.īeginning in 1958, the Stratemeyer Syndicate began the process of revising every Nancy Drew book published up to that point (34 volumes). In 1950, Russell Tandy retired and was replaced by artist Bill Gillies. In 1943, Russell Tandy revised all the front pieces to ink-lined sketches, due to rationing during World War II. From 1937 onward, there was only the frontispiece. From 1930 to 1936, each featured three illustrations plus a frontispiece. Upon his death, his daughters Harriet Adams and Edna Stratemeyer (later Squier) took over his book packaging company, the Stratemeyer Syndicate.įrom 1930 to 1957, each volume consisted of 25 chapters, with approximately 210 pages. The series was created by book packaging pioneer Edward Stratemeyer, who died two weeks after the character's debut. The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories were first published on April 28, 1930, by publisher Grosset & Dunlap.

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