A gentle tale of romance and art from a noted children's author . . . "He asked idle questions: she answered them with a conscientious tremulous truthfulness that showed to him as the most finished art. Betty told him nervously and in words ill-chosen everything that he asked to know, but all the while the undercurrent of questions rang strong within her....
A gentle tale of romance and art from a noted children's author . . . "He asked idle questions: she answered them with a conscientious tremulous truth...
Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) (1858-1924) was an English author and poet whose children's works were published under the androgynous name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television.
Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) (1858-1924) was an English author and poet whose children's works were published under the androgynous name of...
An invisible princess, a magic ring, and more adventures than you could dream of. This is what Gerald, Kathleen and Jimmy find when they stumble upon a mysterious castle. At first it all appears to be a lark. But the children soon discover they need all their bravery and ingenuity to contend with the castle's supernatural forces
An invisible princess, a magic ring, and more adventures than you could dream of. This is what Gerald, Kathleen and Jimmy find when they stumble upon ...
Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius will do whatever it takes to restore the fortunes of the House of Bastable. Follow their adventures in this new edition of the classic book, which includes dozens of enchanting new illustrations.
Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius will do whatever it takes to restore the fortunes of the House of Bastable. Follow their adventu...
A big estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children, who discover it while exploring. The blue lake, the pink marble statues, with white towers and turrets in the distance, make a setting like a fairy tale. They find in the middle a maze in the rose garden and they find a sleeping fairy princess. The "princess" tells them that the castle is full of magic. She shows them the treasures of the castle. There is also a magic ring she says is a ring of invisibility, but when it actually turns her invisible she panics and admits that she is the housekeeper's niece, Mabel, and...
A big estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children, who discover it while exploring. The blue lake, the pink marble statues, wit...
the story begins when a group of children move from London to the countryside of Kent. The five children - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, known as the Lamb - are playing in a gravel pit when they uncover a rather grumpy, ugly, and occasionally malevolent Psammead or sand-fairy, who has the ability to grant wishes. He persuades the children to take one wish each day to be shared among them, with the caveat that the wishes will turn to stone at sunset. This, apparently, used to be the rule in the Stone Age, when all that children wished for was food, the bones of which...
the story begins when a group of children move from London to the countryside of Kent. The five children - Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby...
Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.
Edith Nesbit was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.She wrote or collaborated on over 60 boo...
