Hannah, who was invariably described as "motherly," provided a somewhat parental figure for Nancy, whose mother, we're given to understand, died when Nancy was 3. In the revision, Nancy aged from 16 to 18 (so she could legally drive in all 50 states), exchanged her roadster for a convertible (to keep up with the times) and had more of a familial relationship with the housekeeper Hannah Gruen originally, she played more of a servant role. By 1959, this rather un-Nancy like behavior was shouldered upon Hannah Gruen." "1930 Nancy referred to the Topham girls as 'vapid creatures' and said they do not deserve the Crowley fortune. She was a little less perfect and more real," wrote Nancy Drew expert Jennifer Fisher. Take, for instance, the first book " The Secret of the Old Clock." "1930 Nancy was more emotional and chided herself. Under her guidance, Nancy underwent a heavy revision in 1959, becoming more sedate and less snooty. Edward Stratemeyer died suddenly in 1930, the same year the series premiered, and Harriett Adams took over the syndicate.
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