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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 ...
Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, ... [14] with her father, attorney Carson Drew, and their housekeeper, Hannah Gruen. [15]
Hannah Gruen has been living with the Drew family ever since Nancy's mother died. Hannah is their housekeeper and is like a member of the family. She is protective of Nancy, sometimes even when she is working on a case. Deirdre Shannon is Nancy's nemesis and former classmate. Deirdre's father, like Nancy's, is also a lawyer in River Heights.
The Hidden Staircase is the second volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, published in 1930 and revised in 1959. [1] The original text was written by Mildred Wirt Benson, and she has said that it is her personal favorite of the Nancy Drew Books she wrote.
Ned Nickerson- a very supportive boyfriend of Nancy Drew. Bess Marvin- friend of Nancy Drew, Cousin of George Fayne George Fayne- friend of Nancy Drew, Cousin of Bess Marvin. Mrs. Hannah Gruen- The Drews' housekeeper. Mrs. Presscott- has records of the history of the families of River Heights. She helped Nancy and Terry trace disprove Lillian ...
Nancy finds the Aborns gauche but friendly. Nancy is called home to aid injured Hannah Gruen; as in the original, she encounters a tree on the road, but this time a brother and sister appear, and help her. Upon returning home, Nancy looks after Hannah and takes over the housekeeping chores.
The story opens with Nancy tending her prize delphiniums when a mysterious carrier pigeon lands in her yard. Nancy contacts the registry for the carrier pigeon. Meanwhile, housekeeper Hannah Gruen takes a fall and must be treated at the local orthopedist's office. Her attending physician, Dr. Spires, confides to Carson Drew and Nancy that he was forced to tend an elderly woman for her shoulder ...
The Broken Anchor is the 70th book in the Nancy Drew Stories series. ... Carson Drew: Nancy's father; Hannah Gruen: Nancy's family housekeeper; Bess Marvin: Nancy's ...