Collection of 3 Classic Books: New Treasure Seekers by E. (Edith) Nesbit. The Phoenix And The Carpet by E. Nesbit. The Railway Children by E. Nesbit.

Young Philip Haldane has been living a happy life with his beloved older sister Helen, their parents having died some years previously. But when his sister meets a childhood sweetheart-now a widower-and marries him, Philip is plunged into anger and bitter resentment. He extends this resentment to Lucy, the daughter of Helen's new husband. Left alone while his sister goes on her honeymoon, he builds a fantastical city out of wooden blocks and household items. Shortly afterwards, he finds hi...

Like other E. Nesbit stories, *The Phoenix and the Carpet* was initially published in *The Strand Magazine*. While *The Railway Children* or *Five Children and It* proved more popular, *Phoenix* has still been adapted into three BBC TV series and a film.The story picks up some time after the events of *Five Children and It*. The children are back in London and encounter another ancient, magical creature: this time a noble, beautiful, arrogant, and vain Phoenix. He comes with a magi...

The Enchanted Castle is a novel for young readers by Edith Nesbit. A large part of the delight of Nesbit's books is that her children behave in quite ordinary ways, getting into scrapes, getting dirty and their clothes torn, making decisions which seem right to them at the time but which are generally wrong-headed.The Enchanted Castle was originally serialized in The Strand Magazine alongside stories by Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle. The first book edition was published in...

This is the story of the six Bastable children: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noël and little Horace Octavius, known as H. O. Due to their mother tragically passing away and their father's business partner running away with the money, the ancient and most noble House of Bastable, as the children like to call it, has fallen. In order to restore their family fortune the resourceful siblings go on a hunt for treasure; but whether they dig for gold in the garden, or try to open up a sherry busin...

Initially published in The Strand Magazine, which explains its episodic nature, Five Children and It was later collected into a book. Like many of E. Nesbit's works, it has proven popular with children and adults to this day. It has been adapted into a TV series, a musical, a film, and even an anime series.In this story, five siblings encounter an ancient magical creature in a gravel pit. The Psammead, as it calls itself, grants each of them a wish per day, with the restriction that it end...

In this conclusion to the Psammead Trilogy, Cyril, Anthea, Robert, and Jane are reunited with the cantankerous Sand-fairy. While the old creature can't grant them wishes anymore, it points them towards an old Egyptian amulet that can grant their hearts' desire-in this case the return of their parents and baby brother. While their amulet is only half of a whole, it still acts as a time portal which they use to visit locales like Ancient Egypt, Babylon, Atlantis, and even a utopian future in...

Edith Nesbit was a popular children's author of the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras in Britain. Though she was writing more than a century ago, her books nevertheless remain popular and are generally still in print.The House of Arden was published in 1908. Like her other tales, such as Five Children and It, the story takes quite ordinary children and plunges them into fantastical adventures.In this book, two children named Edred and Elfrida discover that due to the ...

Harding's Luck, published in 1909, is the sequel to The House of Arden by E. Nesbit. Rather darker and more serious in tone than the previous book, this novel is set in England's Edwardian era, when there was no government-supported welfare and the poor still sometimes starved to death. It centers on young Dickie Harding, a poor, lame orphan boy who is enticed to run away with a disreputable tramp, Mr. Beale. Beale intends to use him to help carry out burglaries (a plot device not dissimil...

Wet Magic was the last novel for children published by E. Nesbit. It was originally serialized in The Strand Magazine in 1912, with a book version published in 1913. In the book, four brothers and sisters are on their way to a holiday at the beach. While traveling on a train, they're excited to read about the purported sighting of a mermaid near the coastal town where they'll be staying, and agree among themselves to join the hunt for this mythical creature. But when they arrive, they disc...

The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit is a delightful classic children's novel that blends humor, adventure, and family spirit into an imaginative tale of determination and youthful optimism. First published in 1899, the book introduces readers to the Bastable children, a lively group of siblings who decide to restore their family's fallen fortunes after their widowed father loses his wealth. Convinced that hidden treasure is the quickest path to success, the Bastable children emb...

Harding's Luck by E. Nesbit is a captivating children's fantasy novel that blends time travel, historical adventure, and emotional storytelling into a richly imaginative narrative. First published in 1909, the book showcases Nesbit's signature ability to weave magical elements into real historical settings, creating an engaging journey across centuries. The story follows Dickie Harding, a young boy who discovers a mysterious connection between his present life and a past identity. When cir...