Nancy Drew and her sister sleuths : essays on the fiction of girl detectives /
Nancy Drew and her sister sleuths : essays on the fiction of girl detectives /
edited by Michael G. Cornelius and Melanie E. Gregg.
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
- viii, 208 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This collection of essays focuses on the girl sleuth, made famous by Nancy Drew but also characterized by other detectives like Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, Linda Carlton, and, in today's world, by Veronica Mars and Hermione Granger. Solving mysteries is what each of the essayists strives to do, examining the conundrums these sleuths have left in their wake"--Provided by publisher.
9780786439959 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008030002
Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character)
Women detectives in literature.
Teenage girls in literature.
PS374.D4 / N36 2008
813/.08720992827
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This collection of essays focuses on the girl sleuth, made famous by Nancy Drew but also characterized by other detectives like Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, Linda Carlton, and, in today's world, by Veronica Mars and Hermione Granger. Solving mysteries is what each of the essayists strives to do, examining the conundrums these sleuths have left in their wake"--Provided by publisher.
9780786439959 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2008030002
Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
Drew, Nancy (Fictitious character)
Women detectives in literature.
Teenage girls in literature.
PS374.D4 / N36 2008
813/.08720992827