Joan of Arc... and Nancy Drew

Nancy’s (female) friend George finds inspiration in Joan of Arc…

“The idea of a girl soldier appeals to me.  What terrific courage she had!”….  Nancy smiled.  “I wish we had Joan on this trip with us.  She was a pretty good detective, too.” 

- The Mystery of the 99 Steps (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, 1966) 

 

 

Image: Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Difficult and the Impossible

“With an inward smile she recalled a placard she had seen recently in a store: The difficult we do right away.  The impossible takes a little longer.”

- Beverly Gray’s Scoop (1954)

 

High Praise for Nancy

Is there a brilliant girl detective in your life?  Have you just been rescued from terrible danger or had a troubling mystery resolved in spectacular fashion?  Don’t forget to pay your heroine an appropriate compliment…

“Miss Drew, you’re the most ingenious girl I’ve ever met! … I wish I could think that fast.”

 - Nancy Drew and the Bungalow Mystery (1960)

Darkness at Assateague

An evocative image from The Haunted Lagoon (1959), an installment of The Dana Girls Mystery Stories.

Adventure Calls... and Trixie Answers

“Honey wanted to be the kind of detective who sat in an office and directed other people… Trixie was just the opposite.  The more involved a situation seemed to be, the better she liked it.  Adventure – even danger beckoned her and found her willing… Trixie was scrupulous, though, about doing work that was expected of her.”

- Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code (1961)

"You got types?"

Only you, Myrna Loy.

Nick and Nora Charles… probably the cutest detective couple in movie history.

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4vjitQH-tU

 

No Romance Tonight!

Chuckling to herself, Nancy said aloud, “Romance and detective work won’t mix tonight!”

- Nancy Drew and the Bungalow Mystery, 1960 edition.