gee whiz, this one took me a while.
but, something fun about it was it was an ORIGINAL copy. This means, no editing has been done to the story or characters unlike the other books I've been reading. This one was published in 1956. The originals are longer than the edited versions (approx 180 pages).
Here are some differences that I noticed:
Nancy is BLOND (in the edited version she is titian (red-blond))
Hannah Gruen is 'colored' and illiterate.
Nancy was 3 when her mom died (never specifically mentioned in the edited, however, it is hinted at that she was around 7 or 8)
Also, the wording and descriptions are much more uninhibited in this one, which is part of the reason why they were edited in the first place. To make Nancy less independent and to try to decrease the labeling and stereotyping of non-white people. ex. Hannah Gruen. Words such as "hussy" and "colored" and "slave" are definitely not mentioned in the newer versions.
Okay, that was exciting. I felt so honored to be reading an original copy. Cool thing: my grandma has some ND's and she has The Secret of the Old Clock(the very first one) which was made in like 1930!!!!! BAH. I'm going to look at it next time I go home.
Okay, so here is the premise of the story:
Nancy is reading the Continental Magazine and sees a want ad to find a missing stained glass window---reward money is involved. So naturally, Nancy wants to search for this in order to give the money to the local hospital charity. This mystery involves peacocks, old mansions, and even a ghost. I thought it was a nice story. Something this story was lacking, however, was a 'high speed' car chase and Nancy getting mugged. Maybe it will happen in the next story, The Haunted Showboat
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