For the computer game, see Secret of the Old Clock (video game)
Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old Clock
Original cover by Russell H. Tandy
Author
Carolyn Keene
Illustrator
Russell H. Tandy
Cover artist
Russell H. Tandy
Language
English
Series
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Genre
Juvenile literature
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date
April 28, 1930 (original)
May 15, 1959 (revised edition)
Publication place
United States
Media type
Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages
210 (1930–1959); 180
ISBN
0-448-45530-7
Followed by
The Hidden Staircase
The Secret of the Old Clock is the first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. It was first published on April 28, 1930, and rewritten in 1959 by Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.[1]
Nancy Drew is a sixteen-year-old high school graduate (her age was changed to eighteen in the 1959 rewrite). Her father, Carson Drew, is a well-known criminal defense lawyer. The Drews reside in River Heights and employ a housekeeper, Hannah Gruen. In early editions, she is depicted as a mere servant; later in the series, she becomes more of a family member.
In 2001, the novel ranked 53rd on Publishers Weekly's list of the all-time best-selling hardcover children's books in English, having sold about 2.7 million copies.[2]
^Lundin, Leigh (1 June 2014). "Secrets of the Girl Sleuth". SleuthSayers.org. Orlando: SleuthSayers. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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