Maud is the social director and is angry at something. Then Nancy finds out Hannah is leaving that day, and important guest will be coming soon.ġ961:Nancy and Helen Corning are going to visit with Emily at the inn. Nancy says Hannah is going to leave to care for her sister.

Emily's due to receive an inheritance of her family's jewels. Nancy was on an errand for her mother, to deliver some legal papers to a judge, which is why she was out driving. Emily's mother had died years before and she is under the guardianship of Jane Willoughby. She meets a former classmate of hers named Emily Crandall. SPOILERS! Chapter 1ġ931: Nancy, 16, is driving her blue roadster when she sees an inn's ad for chicken dinners. Helen gets knocked unconscious in the 1961 text.ġ0. A cottage Nancy is staying in gets blown up, basically, in the 1961 text.ĩ. Nancy doesn't seem very confident of her skills in the 1931 text.Ĩ. Someone is impersonating Nancy in the 1961 version.ħ. Helen and Nancy are in a canoe that gets upset in the 1961 version.Ħ. Hannah has to leave for a while and the Drews need to find a temporary replacement.ĥ.

Nancy was out driving to deliver legal papers in the 1931 text.Ĥ. Nancy is with Helen Corning at the start of the 1961 text.ģ. This is one of the titles where the two text versions are so different they are like two different books, according to the excellent site here.ġ. There are very few similarities between the two text versions. There is an illustration opposite the title page, and one illustration in chapter 1, and illustrations in chapters 5, 9, 13 and 19. The 1961 text has 20 chapters and 180 pages. The 1931 text is an Applewood reprint and has 25 chapters and consists of 200 pages, plus other material. Soon after, Emily's diamonds are stolen Can Nancy find the thieves and recover the missing diamonds?Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.The Mystery at Lilac Inn Basic Comparisons However, Nancy soon learns that someone has been impersonating her and making expensive purchases under her name. Emily plans on selling inherited diamonds in order to help fix up the Lilac Inn. Nancy and her friend Helen visit their friend Emily Willouby at the Lilac Inn, which Emily now owns, to help her plan her wedding. Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 Physical Information: 0.72' H x 5.09' W x 7.71' (0.58 lbs) 192 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents Juvenile Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: Nancy finds herself in danger when she tries to solve the mystery of the old inn, believed to be jinxed.Ĭlick for more in this series: Nancy Drew (Hardcover)

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