Carolyn keene signed books in order

Ghost writer mildred wirt benson was the first and primary writer of the nancy drew books before additional authors, including edward stratemeyers daughter harriet adams, took over the. Carolyn keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the nancy drew mystery stories and the. Carolyn keene the name carolyn keene is the invention of edward stratemeyer and the stratemeyer syndicate, which was known for packaging books for children. The complete series list for nancy drew case files carolyn keene. Carolyn keene has 899 books on goodreads with 1209334 ratings. Shop the latest titles by carolyn keene at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Carolyn keene s most popular series is nancy drew mystery stories. Carolyn keene s first novel was the secret of the old clock, which was published in 1930.

Despite the ambiguity of their provenance, the nancy drew books were so popular, and important to so many people that they are still eminently collectible. By this point in her life, after being revealed as carolyn keene in a big. Runaway bride nancy drew by carolyn keene and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nancy drew case files series in order carolyn keene. This appeared to work and, after a film that was released in 2007 featuring emma roberts as the eponymous character, interest in the brand was renewed. The name of carolyn keene, along with the books themselves, have become brands that work handinhand with one another.

Stratemeyer hired freelancers writers to complete the books including mildred wirt benson, who fleshed out the nancy drew character and wrote the best known books in the series. Dixon are the pseudonyms under which many ghostwriters penned the nancy drew and hardy boys series, respectively. Confessions of a nancy drew collector antique trader. She was great about meeting with our group and signing our books. Carolyn keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the nancy drew mystery stories and the dana girls mystery stories, both produced by the stratemeyer syndicate. Benson is credited as the primary writer of nancy drew books under the pseudonym carolyn keene. The harriet carolyn keene adams autograph is in a copy of nancy drew sky phantom. Wirt was the ghostwriter carolyn keene for 23 of the first 30 nancy drew books. A recent article about the cw series referred to carolyn keene as the original nancy drew author and stated that harriet stratemeyer adams later rewrote some of the novels. I have seen many adams autographs where she writes. Explore books by carolyn keene with our selection at. Carolyn keene is a pen name used by a variety of authors for the classic nancy drew mystery series. In this example, the book is signed as carolyn keene by nancy axelrad, a stratemeyer syndicate partner who worked on this particular volume. Carolyn keene nancy drew and friends umd libraries.

It was the beginning of the nancy drew mystery stories series. The name carolyn keene is the invention of edward stratemeyer and the stratemeyer syndicate, which was known for packaging books for children. This is close to the truth, but not the whole story by a long shot. Carolyn keene books list of books by author carolyn keene.

In addition, the keene pen name is credited with the nancy drew spinoff, river heights, and the nancy drew notebooks edward stratemeyer, the founder of the syndicate, hired writers, beginning with mildred wirt, later mildred wirt. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The chocolatecovered contest nancy drew digest book 151 by keene carolyn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Below is a list of carolyn keene s books in order of when they were originally published. The queen of the ghostwriters is carolyn keene or rather. Both series were created by edward stratemeyer, founder of the stratemeyer syndicate book packaging firm, in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Signed by the author on the title page in an early hand. Adams was the daughter of edward stratemeyer, creator of the nancy drew series and owner of the carolyn keene pseudonym.