March 26, 2024
Welcome to another week of Book Trivia Tuesday. Last week we discussed Beatrix Potter's first name - Helen.
This week we are back with another fun piece of trivia: What were some of the original names pitched for the Nancy Drew Mystery Series?
While Edward Stratemayer was pitching the concept of a new mystery series to his publishers, names like Diana Dare, Nan Drew, Helen Hale and Stella Strong were all suggested. Publishers settled on Nan Drew but decided to lengthen it to Nancy because they felt it rolled off the tongue more easily.
And while we are at it, let's talk about a few other little-known facts about Nancy Drew:
There is so much fascinating information out there on the history of the Nancy Drew books. What little tidbit of information do you have about the Nancy Drew series?
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**Some information from this post was taken from 10 Surprising Facts About Nancy Drew written by Stacy Conradt on March 11, 2019, for the website Mental Floss.
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