The Original Nancy Drew: A First Edition Review Part 2

Join us for part 2 as we wrap up the REAL mystery....why was Nancy Drew rewritten in the 1950s? Too scandalous? Too dangerous?The edited version nearly completely rewrote the story. The Roasting Books podcast has acquired a first edition copy from the 1930s of the original unedited version. Will it be scandalous? Yes. Will it be shocking? Yes. Will there be shootouts? More yes. Join Ben & Noah as they explore the original unedited version with even more heckles and jokes on the same, but different, Nancy Drew mystery.

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Join us for part 2 as we wrap up the REAL mystery....why was Nancy Drew rewritten in the 1950s? Too scandalous? Too dangerous? The edited version nearly completely rewrote the story. The Roasting Books podcast has acquired a first edition copy from the 1930s of the original unedited version. Will it be scandalous? Yes. Will it be shocking? Yes. Will there be shootouts? More yes. Join Ben & Noah as they explore the original unedited version with even more heckles and jokes on t...

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