- This page is for the original Nancy Drew character. For other versions, see Nancy Drew.
Nancy Drew: is an eighteen-year-old amateur detective in the first series of Nancy Drew books the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories.
Appearance[]
Nancy is often described as an attractive, slender, strawberry blond.
In the first novel, Nancy is described as "an attractive girl of eighteen" with blonde hair and blue eyes.[1][2] In later novels, her hair is described as "titian-blond" (and shade of reddish-blonde).[3][4]
Overview[]
Nancy lives with her father, Carson Drew, and their housekeeper, Hannah Gruen in River Heights. Her friends George Fayne, Bess Marvin, and Helen Archer assist her in her cases. Ned Nickerson, Drew's boyfriend, helps her out as well.
References[]
- ↑ Book 1, The Secret of the Old Clock, chapter 1 opening line: "Nancy Drew, an attractive girl of eighteen..."
- ↑ Book 1, The Secret of the Old Clock, chapter 1: "Her father ... frequently discussed puzzling aspects of cases with his blond, blue-eyed daughter."
- ↑ Book 8, Nancy's Mysterious Letter, chapter 1: "The attractive, titian-blond, blue-eyed girl at once became lost in thought."
- ↑ Book 5, The Secret of Shadow Ranch, chapter 1: "Titian-haired Nancy was a trim figure in her olive-green knight with matching shoes."