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E. Nesbit
Illustrated by Ella Okstad, this new edition includes extra material for young readers.
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E. Nesbit is one of the most influential children’s writers ever to have lived. Modern fans include Neil Gaiman, J. K. Rowling, Jacqueline Wilson, Kate Saunders and Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
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When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother go digging in the gravel pit, the last thing they expect to find is a Psammead - an ancient Sand-fairy. Having…
The Psammead Trilogy written by Edith Nesbit includes Five Children and It , The Phoenix and the Carpet , and The Story of the Amulet . The essays collected in…
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Julia Briggs
In A Woman of Passion, Julia Briggs chronicles the life of author Edith Nesbit who is credited with being the first modern writer for children and the creator of the…
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
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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…
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A collection of ten plays from Shakespeare, adapted by the renowned children't author E. Nesbit into enjoyable and easily accessible short stories, perfect for students and children.
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
The Railway Children follows the story of three siblings, whose comfortable life in London is upended when their father is mysteriously taken away. Forced to move to a cottage in…
The Story of the Amulet, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this book is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have…
The Story of the Treasure Seekers;Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history…
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The Prophet's Mantle, is a classical book and has been considered important throughout the human history. So that this book is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts…
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One of the most popular children’s books ever written, E. Nesbit’s tale has enchanted generations of readers since it was first released in 1906. It has been adapted for the…
E Nesbit was one of the great British Edwardian storytellers, whom we now remember most for her children's novels. But she wrote ghost stories prolifically for adults, her imagination focused…
From silly to scary, shocking to absurd, dragons abound in this collection of eight children's stories from beloved author E. Nesbit.
Originally published in the serial magazine The Strand, this…
Edith Nesbit’s natural gift for storytelling has brought her worldwide renown as a classic children’s author. But beyond her beloved children’s stories lay a darker side to her imagination, revealed…
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Twenty stories from the plays of William Shakespeare (as well as a simple biography of his life) are retold in this volume, first published in 1907. Nesbit does a wonderful…
When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the…
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Twenty stories from Shakespeare retold in lively prose. The author makes the complex language of Shakespeare’s greatest plays accessible to young children by relating the stories that form the core…
This volume contains the weird tales of the British writer E. Nesbit (1858-1924), who wrote two early collections of horror stories, Grim Tales (1893) and Fear (1910), while gaining celebrity…
Eleanor Fitzsimons
Fitzsimons’s eye-opening biography brings new light to the life and works of famed literary icon E. Nesbit, in whom pragmatism and idealism, tradition and modernity worked side-by-side to create a…
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The enchanted castle of the title is a country estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children, Jerry, Jimmy, and Kathy, who discover it while exploring…
Roberta is the eldest daughter of a man unjustly sent to prison, who shows great courage, and who is ultimately reunited with her father when he is vindicated and restored…
The Story of the Treasure Seekers is very simple to read book where hard words are normally explained of inside the text. Any kid who can read would most likely…
The Story of the Treasure Seekers is another renowned book by E. Nesbit. The story opens with Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius (H. O.) Bastable and who…
"The Story of the Amulet" by E. Nesbit is a mesmerizing and enchanting tale that takes readers on a thrilling journey through time and imagination. Join a group of adventurous…
The "Grim Tales" collection, which contains seven short tales by E. Nesbit. The tales, which cover subjects like death, fear, and the occult, are renowned for their dismal overtones. The…
E. Nesbit's book "Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare" is a compilation of stories that simplifies and retells some of William Shakespeare's most well-known plays for young readers. Twenty separate tales, each…
"In Homespun" is a short story written by E. Nesbit, a well-known English author best recognized for her children's and fantasy writings. This early twentieth-century story is a moving examination…
