After Philip's older sister and sole family member Helen marries, he goes off to live with his new step sister Lucy. He has trouble adjusting at first, thrown into a world different from his previous life and abandoned by his sister while she is on her honeymoon. To entertain himself he builds a giant model city from things around the house: game pieces, books, blocks, bowls, etc. Then through some magic he finds himself inside the city, and it is alive with the people he has populated it...
"The Literary Sense" by Edith Nesbit. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
"The Literary Sense" by E. Nesbit. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
"The Incomplete Amorist" by Edith Nesbit. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
The Enchanted Castle is a country estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children – Gerald, James and Kathleen, who discover it while exploring during the school holidays. The lake, groves and marble statues, with white towers and turrets in the distance, make a fairy-tale setting, and then in the middle of the maze in the rose garden they find a sleeping fairy-tale princess. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was the author of world famous books for children – the tales of...
Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) (1858-1924) was an English author and poet who wrote childrens fantasy books. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She started a new genre of magical adventures arising from everyday settings and has been much imitated. Nesbit?s books for children are known for being entertaining for young and old alike. <p> This is a high quality book of the original...
Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created volume of «The Book of Dragons (Illustrated Edition)» This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: The Book of Beasts Uncle James, or The Purple Stranger The Deliverers of Their Country The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told The Island of the Nine Whirlpools The Dragon Tamers The Fiery Dragon, or The Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold Kind Little...
«Пятеро детей и Оно» – один из самых известных и популярных романов мировой классики для детей. Неоднократно экранизированная в разных странах от Великобритании до Японии, книга заслужила любовь и признание юных читателей. Добрая история о том, что не всегда сбывшиеся желания приносят радость.
В третьей книге трилогии английской писательницы Эдит Несбит («Пятеро детей и оно», «Феникс и ковер», «История с амулетом») волшебные приключения полюбившихся героев Сирила, Джейн, Антеи и Ричарда продолжаются! Они вновь встретят старого друга – песчаную фею Саммиэда, отправятся на поиски части волшебного амулета в прошлое и в будущее, побывают в Вавилоне, Атлантиде, Древнем Египте и других удивительных местах.
Книга представляет собой адаптацию увлекательного романа знаменитой английской детской писательницы Эдит Несбит «Искатели сокровищ», который принёс ей блистательный литературный успех. В романе рассказана история о семье Бэстейблов, которая переживает трудные времена. После смерти жены отец семейства долго болел и оказался на грани разорения. Однако его шестеро детей не унывают. Чтобы спасти от полного упадка свой родной дом, ребята начинают придумывать различные способы улучшения финансового...
“Five Children and It” is the enduringly popular children’s tale by English author Edith Nesbit, also well-known for her classic story “The Railway Children”. First published in 1902 in “Strand Magazine”, “Five Children and It” is a magical story that cleverly illustrates the wisdom of the saying “be careful what you wish for”. The novel begins when five siblings, who have recently moved from London to a house in the country, discover Psammead, a sand fairy, in a gravel pit where they are...