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Penny Nichols #1-4
The Penny Nichols Mystery Series
THE PENNY NICHOLS MYSTERY SERIES contains the complete series in Mildred Wirt Benson's (writing as Joan Clark) popular detective stories for girls series. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.
PENNY NICHOLS FINDS A CLUE
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST KEY
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE BLACK IMP
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE KNOB HILL MYSTERY
Joan Clark was a pseudonym of Mildred A. Wirt Benson, (1905-2002) a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote several of her own mystery series from the 1930s to the 1950s.
PENNY NICHOLS FINDS A CLUE
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST KEY
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE BLACK IMP
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE KNOB HILL MYSTERY
Joan Clark was a pseudonym of Mildred A. Wirt Benson, (1905-2002) a prolific author of books for young readers. A trained journalist, Benson is best known as a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Under the house pen-name Carolyn Keene, Benson completed 23 of the first 25 Nancy Drew mysteries and wrote a number of others until 1984. Benson also wrote several of her own mystery series from the 1930s to the 1950s.
522 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 20, 2010
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A pseudonym used by Mildred Benson, aka Mildred A. Wirt.
The stand-alone book Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch and the Penny Nichols series was originally published from 1936 to 1939 by the Goldsmith Publishing Company. The series was written by Mildred Wirt Benson under the pseudonym of Joan Clark. The series consists of four titles:
1. Penny Nichols Finds a Clue, 1936
2. Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key, 1936
3. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp, 1936
4. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery, 1939
A pseudonym used by Mildred Benson, aka Mildred A. Wirt.
The stand-alone book Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch and the Penny Nichols series was originally published from 1936 to 1939 by the Goldsmith Publishing Company. The series was written by Mildred Wirt Benson under the pseudonym of Joan Clark. The series consists of four titles:
1. Penny Nichols Finds a Clue, 1936
2. Penny Nichols and the Mystery of the Lost Key, 1936
3. Penny Nichols and the Black Imp, 1936
4. Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery, 1939
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October 3, 2017
A REVIEW OF 'PENNY NICHOLS AND THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST KEY.'
Here is Mildred Wirt, author of Nancy Drew and Penny Parker, writing under another pseudonym. This predates the Penny Parker series and shows a lot of Drew influence, eg: the father's a detective. In all 3 cases the heroine is motherless and independent. It's nice to go back to a time when 'mystery' was not a synonym for 'murder' and crimes of another nature were still afoot. This one involves crooks trying to horn in on an inheritance and steal a valuable ivory collection. Wirt is a terrific writer when it comes to describing things concisely. Chapter 3 tells of a day-long drive to another town which Wirt relates in about 20 short sentences from the time they leave to the time they arrive at their hotel, yet it is so packed with info one feels as if they had gone along with them. Such precise economy requires immense skill and Wirt possesses it by the bucketload. Penny Nichols is essentially a try-out for the Penny Parker character and it is difficult to say which one is the better. But that need not concern anyone. Just sit back and enjoy a tale with an engaging and likable heroine, dastardly and dishonorable villains, and an intriguing set-up with a happy conclusion. And also enjoy that there are no f-bombs or other such needless inappropriate intrusions.
Here is Mildred Wirt, author of Nancy Drew and Penny Parker, writing under another pseudonym. This predates the Penny Parker series and shows a lot of Drew influence, eg: the father's a detective. In all 3 cases the heroine is motherless and independent. It's nice to go back to a time when 'mystery' was not a synonym for 'murder' and crimes of another nature were still afoot. This one involves crooks trying to horn in on an inheritance and steal a valuable ivory collection. Wirt is a terrific writer when it comes to describing things concisely. Chapter 3 tells of a day-long drive to another town which Wirt relates in about 20 short sentences from the time they leave to the time they arrive at their hotel, yet it is so packed with info one feels as if they had gone along with them. Such precise economy requires immense skill and Wirt possesses it by the bucketload. Penny Nichols is essentially a try-out for the Penny Parker character and it is difficult to say which one is the better. But that need not concern anyone. Just sit back and enjoy a tale with an engaging and likable heroine, dastardly and dishonorable villains, and an intriguing set-up with a happy conclusion. And also enjoy that there are no f-bombs or other such needless inappropriate intrusions.
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