Three wonderful volumes of classic fantastical children's fiction Everyone familiar with children's fiction has heard of Edith Nesbit, who is rightly acclaimed as the first modern writer for children and the originator of the children's adventure story. Her influence on other children's writers, including those active and popular today is undeniable, not least because her stories feature believable contemporary children journeying to imaginary worlds and times for adventures with fantastical creatures and magical objects. Of consistently high quality, her writing is enthralling, direct...
Three wonderful volumes of classic fantastical children's fiction Everyone familiar with children's fiction has heard of Edith Nesbit, who is rig...
Three wonderful volumes of classic fantastical children's fiction Everyone familiar with children's fiction has heard of Edith Nesbit, who is rightly acclaimed as the first modern writer for children and the originator of the children's adventure story. Her influence on other children's writers, including those active and popular today is undeniable, not least because her stories feature believable contemporary children journeying to imaginary worlds and times for adventures with fantastical creatures and magical objects. Of consistently high quality, her writing is enthralling, direct...
Three wonderful volumes of classic fantastical children's fiction Everyone familiar with children's fiction has heard of Edith Nesbit, who is rig...
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable p...
The story concerns the adventures of three children who are forced to move away from London to a house in the country near a railway when their father is imprisoned after being falsely accused to spying. They befriend an Old Gentleman who travels daily on the train who is eventually able to prove their father's innocence. The book is suitable for anyone aged from about 8 to 98.
The story concerns the adventures of three children who are forced to move away from London to a house in the country near a railway when their father...
Five children are given a carpet in which they find an egg which hatches into a phoenix. The carpet is a magic one and takes the children on many adventures.
Five children are given a carpet in which they find an egg which hatches into a phoenix. The carpet is a magic one and takes the children on many adve...
Four of the five siblings from Five Children and It meet the Psammead again when they rescue it from a pet shop. Their dearest wish is to have their parents and baby brother return home safely from overseas. Guided by the Psammead they purchase a broken amulet which can take them back in time to find the missing piece. They visit several ancient civilisations and share adventures during their travels.
Four of the five siblings from Five Children and It meet the Psammead again when they rescue it from a pet shop. Their dearest wish is to have their p...
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable p...
They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook's, the Pantomime, Zoological Gardens, and Madame Tussaud's. They were just ordinary suburban children, and they lived with their Father and Mother in an ordinary red-brick-fronted villa, with coloured glass in the front door, a tiled passage that was called a hall, a bath-room with hot and cold water, electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white paint, and 'every modern convenience', as the house-agents say.
They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook'...
