The Most Beloved Children's Books of E. Nesbit
Fantastical Adventures, Tales of Magical Creatures & Journeys into Enchanting WorldsBy Edith Nesbit
Length125h 10m
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In "The Most Beloved Children's Books of E. Nesbit," Edith Nesbit weaves a rich tapestry of imagination through her enchanting narratives that transcend the boundaries of time. Known for her pioneering contributions to children's literature, Nesbit combines playful realism with fantastical elements, employing a conversational style that engages young readers. Her collection, which includes timeless classics such as "The Railway Children" and "Five Children and It," showcases her ability to blend adventure, magical realism, and deeply relatable characters, capturing the joys and challenges of childhood in Edwardian England and laying the groundwork for future children's authors. Edith Nesbit was not only a trailblazer in children's literature but also an accomplished poet and political activist. Her experiences with socialism and her commitment to social justice unfolded alongside her career as a writer, influencing her storytelling approach, which often imbued narratives with themes of equality and camaraderie. Her own childhood adventures shaped her literary career, providing a wellspring of inspiration for the vivid worlds she created, often reflecting her desire for adventure and social change. Readers seeking to nurture a love of literature in young minds will find these timeless tales both engaging and educational. This anthology serves as a profound introduction to Nesbit's enchanting worlds, inviting readers of all ages to rediscover the magic of childhood, making it an essential addition to any literary collection.
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length125 hrs 10 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 17, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Greatest Children’s Books - E. Nesbit Collection: Fantastical Adventures, Tales of Magical Creatures & Journeys into Enchanting Worlds (Illustrated)
147Chapter I. The Beginning
2The Bastable Trilogy
148Chapter II. Deliverer or Destroyer
3THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
149Chapter III. Lost
4Chapter I. The Council of Ways and Means
150Chapter IV. The Dragon-Slayer
5Chapter II. Digging for Treasure
151Chapter V. On the Carpet
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6Chapter III. Being Detectives
152Chapter VI. The Lions in the Desert
7Chapter IV. Good Hunting
153Chapter VII. The Dwellers by the Sea
8Chapter V. The Poet and the Editor
154Chapter VIII. Ups and Downs
9Chapter VI. Noel’s Princess
155Chapter IX. On the 'Lightning Loose'
10Chapter VII. Being Bandits
156Chapter X. The Great Sloth
11Chapter VIII. Being Editors
157Chapter XI. The Night Attack
12Chapter IX. The G. B.
158Chapter XII. The End
13Chapter X. Lord Tottenham
159THE WONDERFUL GARDEN
14Chapter XI. Castilian Amoroso
160Chapter I. The Beginning
15Chapter XII. The Nobleness of Oswald
161Chapter II. The Manor House
16Chapter XIII. The Robber and the Burglar
162Chapter III. The Wonderful Garden
17Chapter XIV. The Divining-Rod
163Chapter IV. In Thessalonians
18Chapter XV. ‘Lo, the Poor Indian!’
164Chapter V. The Midnight Adventure
19Chapter XVI. The End of the Treasure-Seeking
165Chapter VI. Hunted
20The Jungle
166Chapter VII. Being Detectives
21The Wouldbegoods
167Chapter VIII. The Heroine
22Bill's Tombstone
168Chapter IX. The Morning After
23The Tower of Mystery
169Chapter X. Brewing the Spell
24The Water-Works
170Chapter XI. The Rosicurians
25The Circus
171Chapter XII. The Other Book
26Being Beavers; Or, the Young Explorers (Arctic or Otherwise)
172Chapter XIII. The Rosy Cure
27The High-Born Babe
173Chapter XIV. The Mineral Woman
28Hunting the Fox
174Chapter XV. Justice
29The Sale of Antiquities
175Chapter XVI. The Appeal to Cæsar
30The Benevolent Bar
176Chapter XVII. The Le-O-Pard
31The Canterbury Pilgrims
177Chapter XVIII. The Leopard’s-Bane
32The Dragon's Teeth; Or Army-Seed
178Chapter XIX. F. Of H.D.
33Albert's Uncle's Grandmother; Or, the Long-Lost
179Chapter XX. The Waxen Man
34The Road to Rome; Or, The Silly Stowaway
180Chapter XXI. The Atonement of Rupert
35The Conscience-Pudding
181Chapter XXII. The Portrait
36Archibald the Unpleasant
182Chapter XXIII. The End
37Over the Water to China
183WET MAGIC
38The Young Antiquaries
184Chapter I. Sabrina Fair
39The Intrepid Explorer And His Lieutenant
185Chapter II. The Captive
40The Turk in Chains; Or, Richard's Revenge
186Chapter III. The Rescue
41The Golden Gondola
187Chapter IV. Gratitude
42The Flying Lodger
188Chapter V. Consequences
43The Smuggler's Revenge
189Chapter VI. The Mermaid’s Home
44Zaïda, the Mysterious Prophetess of the Golden Orient
190Chapter VII. The Skies Are Falling
45The Lady and the License; Or, Friendship's Garland
191Chapter VIII. The Water-War
46The Poor and Needy
192Chapter IX. The Book People
47The Psammead Trilogy
193Chapter X. The Under Folk
48FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
194Chapter XI. The Peacemaker
49Chapter I. Beautiful as the Day
195Chapter XII. The End
50Chapter II. Golden Guineas
196Short Stories
51Chapter III. Being Wanted
197ROYAL CHILDREN OF ENGLISH HISTORY
52Chapter IV. Wings
198Alfred the Great
53Chapter V. No Wings
199Prince Arthur
54Chapter VI. A Castle and No Dinner
200Henry the Third
55Chapter VII. A Siege and Bed
201The First Prince of Wales
56Chapter VIII. Bigger Than the Baker's Boy
202Edward the Black Prince
57Chapter IX. Grown Up
203Henry the Fifth and the Baby King
58Chapter X. Scalps
204PUSSY AND DOGGY TALES
59Chapter XI (And Last). The Last Wish
205Pussy Tales
60THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET
206Too Clever by Half
61Chapter I. The Egg
207The White Persian
62Chapter II. The Topless Tower
208A Powerful Friend
63Chapter III. The Queen Cook
209A Silly Question
64Chapter IV. Two Bazaars
210The Selfish Pussy
65Chapter V. The Temple
211Meddlesome Pussy
66Chapter VI. Doing Good
212Nine Lives
67Chapter VII. Mews From Persia
213Doggy Tales
68Chapter VIII. The Cats, the Cow, and the Burglar
214Tinker
69Chapter IX. The Burglar’s Bride
215Rats!
70Chapter X. The Hole in the Carpet
216The Tables Turned
71Chapter XI. The Beginning of the End
217A Noble Dog
72Chapter XII. The End of the End
218The Dyer's Dog
73Chapter XIII. May-Blossom and Pearls
219The Vain Setter
74Chapter XIV. The Finding of the Treasure
220THE BOOK OF DRAGONS
75THE STORY OF THE AMULET
221The Book of Beasts
76Chapter I. The Psammead
222Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger
77Chapter II. The Half Amulet
223The Deliverers of Their Country
78Chapter III. The Past
224The Ice Dragon, or Do as You Are Told
79Chapter IV. Eight Thousand Years Ago
225The Island of the Nine Whirlpools
80Chapter V. The Fight in the Village
226The Dragon Tamers
81Chapter VI. The Way to Babylon
227The Fiery Dragon, or the Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold
82Chapter VII. ‘The Deepest Dungeon Below the Castle Moat’
228Kind Little Edmund, or the Caves and the Cockatrice
83Chapter VIII. The Queen in London
229NINE UNLIKELY TALES
84Chapter IX. Atlantis
230The Cockatoucan
85Chapter X. The Little Black Girl and Julius Caesar
231Where you want to go to
86Chapter XI. Before Pharaoh
232The Blue Mountain
87Chapter XII. The Sorry-Present and the Expelled Little Boy
233The Prince, Two Mice, And Some Kitchen-Maids
88Chapter XIII. The Shipwreck on the Tin Islands
234Melisande
89Chapter XIV. The Heart’s Desire
235Fortunatus Rex & Co.
90The Mouldiwarp Chronicles
236The Sums That Came Right
91THE HOUSE OF ARDEN
237The Town in the Library, in the Town in the Library
92Chapter I. Arden’s Lord
238The Plush Usurper
93Chapter II. The Mouldiwarp
239OSWALD BASTABLE AND OTHERS
94Chapter III. In Boney’s Times
240Oswald Bastable
95Chapter IV. The Landing of the French
241An Object of Value and Virtue
96Chapter V. The Highwayman and the —
242The Runaways
97Chapter VI. The Secret Panel
243The Arsenicators
98Chapter VII. The Key of the Parlour
244The Enchanceried House
99Chapter VIII. Guy Fawkes
245Others
100Chapter IX. The Prisoners in the Tower
246Molly, the Measles, and the Missing Will
101Chapter X. White Wings and a Brownie
247Billy and William
102Chapter XI. Developments
248The Twopenny Spell
103Chapter XII. Films and Clouds
249Showing Off
104HARDING'S LUCK
250The Ring and the Lamp
105Chapter I. Tinkler and the Moonflower
251The Charmed Life
106Chapter II. Burglars
252Billy the King
107Chapter III. The Escape
253The Princess and the Cat
108Chapter IV. Which Was the Dream?
254The White Horse
109Chapter V. "To Get Your Own Living"
255Sir Christopher Cockleshell
110Chapter VI. Buried Treasure
256Muscadel
111Chapter VII. Dickie Learns Many Things
257BEAUTIFUL STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE
112Chapter VIII. Going Home
258A Midsummer Night’s Dream
113Chapter IX. Kidnapped
259The Tempest
114Chapter X. The Noble Deed
260As You Like It
115Chapter XI. Lord Arden
261The Winter’s Tale
116Chapter XII. The End
262King Lear
117Other Novels
263Twelfth Night
118THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
264Much Ado About Nothing
119Chapter I. The Beginning of Things
265Romeo and Juliet
120Chapter II. Peter’s Coal-Mine
266Pericles
121Chapter III. The Old Gentleman
267Hamlet
122Chapter IV. The Engine-Burglar
268Cymbeline
123Chapter V. Prisoners and Captives
269Macbeth
124Chapter VI. Saviours of the Train
270The Comedy of Errors
125Chapter VII. For Valour
271The Merchant of Venice
126Chapter VIII. The Amateur Firemen
272Timon of Athens
127Chapter IX. The Pride of Perks
273Othello
128Chapter X. The Terrible Secret
274The Taming of the Shrew
129Chapter XI. The Hound in the Red Jersey
275Measure for Measure
130Chapter XII. What Bobbie Brought Home
276Two Gentlemen of Verona
131Chapter XIII. The Hound’s Grandfather
277All’s Well That Ends Well
132Chapter XIV. The End
278Quotations From Shakespeare
133THE ENCHANTED CASTLE
279THE MAGIC WORLD
134Chapter I
280The Cat-Hood of Maurice
135Chapter II
281The Mixed Mine
136Chapter III
282Accidental Magic
137Chapter IV
283The Princess and the Hedge-Pig
138Chapter V
284Septimus Septimusson
139Chapter VI
285The White Cat
140Chapter VII
286Belinda and Bellamant
141Chapter VIII
287Justnowland
142Chapter IX
288The Related Muff
143Chapter X
289The Aunt and Amabel
144Chapter XI
290Kenneth and the Carp
145Chapter XII
291The Magician’s Heart
146THE MAGIC CITY
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