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ARNOLDO MONDADORI EDITORE - Milano - 1971 - 1981 Clan de Nancy Drew - il giallo dei ragazzi In the 1970s, Mondadori (as they are generally listed in databases) introduced the "Clan de Nancy Drew" - which basically means the Nancy Drew series (the literal translation is the exclusive set or clique of Nancy Drew). "Il giallo dei ragazzi" means that they are detective stories. The series intermingled Nancy titles with Hardy Boys and Three Investigator stories, which explains the skips in sequence in the table below. The Mondadori covers are some of my favorites - I am greatly amused by the trippy, psychedelic treatment of this artwork. Nancy appears with long red hair and freckles, usually clothed in some groovy outfit. Unlike in many of the European translations, everyone keeps their original names. The back cover touts the series with the following: IL CLAN DI NANCY DREW vi chiama a raccolta, ragazze! Entrate a farne parte ritagliando il bollino stampato nelle ultime pagine di questo volume ed applicandolo alla tessera omaggio che il vostro libraio sarà ben lieto di consegnarvi. Premi, sorprese e mille simpatiche iniziative vi attendono! Ma chi è questa NANCY DREW che con tanto calore vi invita a far parte del suo CLAN? NANCY DREW è una giovane simpatica e graziosa, che dà il suo nome a questa serie del Giallo dei Ragazzi perché, oltre che come allegra ragazza moderna, è insuperabile some detective. |
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Il misterio del
bungalow (The Bungalow Mystery). Artwork by
Marco Rostagno;
copyright © 1971 Arnoldo Mondadori Editore.
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Italian Title
U.S. Title
Year
Number
Il covo nascosto
Larkspur Lane
1970, 1977
2
Il vaso dei Ming
Leaning Chimney
4
La lettera mysteriosa
Mysterious Letter
1970
6
Il ranch delle ombre
Shadow Ranch
1970
8
Il misterio delle chiavi nere
Black Keys
1970
10
Il diario rivelatore
Diary
1971
12
Il passaggio segreto
Hidden Staircase
1971, 1976
14
Il misterio del bungalow
Bungalow Mystery
1971, 1980
16
Testamento a sorpresa
Twisted Candles
1971, 1974, 1976
18
Il medaglione spezzato
Broken Locket
1971, 1974, 1976
20
Il rubino d'oriente
Wooden Lady
1971, 1974
22
Una ladra in visone
Ski Jump
1971
24
L'ereditiera scomparsa
Moonstone Castle
1971, 1977
27
Un difficile enigma
Crossword Cipher
1971, 1975
31
L'invisibile intruso
Invisible Intruder
1974
35
La modella misteriosa
Mysterious Mannequin
1972, 1977
39
La maschera d'argento
Crooked Banister
1972
42
Il villaggio indiano
Pine Hill
1972
45
Una vicenda scozzese
Whistling Bagpipes
1972
48
L'alchimista imbroglione
99 Steps
1972, 1977
51
La maschera di velluto
Velvet Mask
1972, 1977
54
La marionetta che balla
Dancing Puppet
1972
57
La diligenza della paura
Old Stagecoach
1973
60
La banda dello scorpione
Golden Pavilion
1973
63
Il manoscritto cinese
Fire Dragon
1973
65
La principessa del fiume
Haunted Showboat
1973, 1975
69
La vedova nera
Old Attic
1974
74
L'orma del gigante
Moss-Covered Mansion
1974
77
Le perle della danzatrice
Crumbling Wall
1974
80
La grotta del terrore
Tolling Bell
1974, 1976
83
Il tip tap del mistero
Tapping Heels
87
Il messaggio dell'usignolo
Jewel Box
1975
95
Tra le grinfie del ciclope
Glowing Eye
1976
102
La mappa del tesoro
Missing Map
1976
110
La città dimenticata
Forgotten City
115
La baia dello specchio
Mirror Bay
121
L'uccello del malaugurio
Double Jinx
1978
127
Safari africano
Spider Sapphire
1978
133
Uno strano, vecchio orologio
Old Clock
1979
139
Il guerriero di verto
Hidden Window
1979
144
La locanda dei lilla
Lilac Inn
1980
151
Quello strano profumo
Red Gate Farm
1980
160
La quercia indiana
Hollow Oak
1981
164
Il triplice inganno
Triple Hoax
1981
172
L'amuleto d'avorio
Ivory Charm
174
Nancy Drew indaga
Larkspur Lane - Leaning Chimney - Mysterious Letter
1973
Nancy Drew non da tregua
Shadow Ranch - Black Keys - Diary
1974
Many thanks to "BigCobra" for their help with the information on the Italian Nancy Drew titles used in compiling this table.
SALANI EDITORE - Firenze - 1996-1997 The Salani cover heralds this series as "Il ritorno di Nancy Drew, la Più famosa investigatrice americana" - the return of Nancy Drew, the most famous American lady detective. Salani adopted the novel concept of starting their "Nuova Series" (new series) with the U.S. #100, which was released domestically as a collector's edition of sorts. This is the story where the clock from Nancy Drew #1 is reintroduced and is involved in its second mystery. I think this is a clever place to start, as it incorporates the old into the new, while bringing new stories into the foray, rather than rehashing the same old ones which were available through Mondadori. As a side note, I believe the only other publisher which has opted to translate Nancy Drew #100 is Wahlströms of Sweden. The back of the book hypes: LA REGINA DEL GIALLO PER RAGAZZI. Le nuove avventure di Nancy Drew, giovane e insuperabile investigatrice dai capelli ramati, armata di fiuto, intelligenza, buon senso. E dei suoi amici che la proteggono e l'aiutano a risolvere complicatissimi casi, magari tra una festa e l'altra.
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Italian Title
U.S. Title
Year
Segreto dell'orologio
A Secret in Time
1996
La miliardaria scomparsa
Missing Millionairess
1996
Il misterio del violino
A Secret in the Dark
1997
Lo sconosciuto nell'ombra
The Stranger in the Shadows
unpublished
Il mistero della tigre di giada
The Mystery of the Jade Tiger
unpublished
Salani bought the rights to the 5 titles listed above, and even had covers of the last 2 advertised in their catalog. However, the series did not sell well and so the 4th and 5th titles went unpublished. Simon & Schuster confirms that only these 5 titles were authorized, and the agreement was not renewed.
PIEMME JUNIOR - Milan - 2007-2008 Although the covers say "Girl Detective" the titles
in this short lived series were from the classic
digests. Artist Alessandra Ceriani created some
very cute illustrations for the covers which all
showcased Nancy's awesome titian hair in some
way. Piemme appears to be a division of the previous
publishers Mondadori as they are mentioned on the
copyright page. Translation done by Matilde
Macaluso. The beginning of each chapter features a black
silhouette illustration depicting various
scenes. They might be the work of Laura Zuccotti
which is credited with the "graphics" on the copyright
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Italian Title
U.S. Title
Year
Caccia allo smeraldo
Emerald Lady
2007 La maledizione di Fenley Place
Fenley Place
2007 Il manoscritto rubato
Rare Book
2008 Mistero sulla spiaggia
Mystery on Maui
2008
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