Edith Nesbit

During her prolific career, popular English children's writer Edith Nesbit wrote or collaborated on over sixty books of fiction for children in her illustrious literary career. In "Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare" first published as "The Children's Shakespeare" in 1897, she turns her attention to...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection edited by Edith Nesbit. There are twenty of Shakespeare's plays and a brief biography all told in a manner that is understandable, and enjoyable to children. This book is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's work and will...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection edited by Edith Nesbit. There are twenty of Shakespeare's plays and a brief biography all told in a manner that is understandable, and enjoyable to children. This book is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare's work and will...

Here we have Edith Nesbit's prose retelling of twenty classic Shakespeare stories in a manner clearly readable by children and adults alike. While obviously influenced by Charles and Mary Lamb's 'Tales from Shakespeare', Nesbit's retellings are actually more accessible to the modern reader than...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection of twenty stories retold by the great Edith Nesbit. First released in 1907 with the goal of making the great plays that have influenced western culture easily understandable for children, these re-tellings have been a perfect introduction...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection of stories of some plays by William Shakespeare and is re-told by Edith Nesbit. It contains twenty stories and so attractively presented that readers of every age group can enjoy them. In her inimitable way, the author...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, written by the renowned author Edith Nesbit, is a timeless classic that brings Shakespeare's masterpieces to life in a way that is both enjoyable and accessible for readers of all ages. With Nesbit's engaging storytelling and beautiful prose, readers are...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection of twenty stories retold by the great Edith Nesbit. First released in 1907 with the goal of making the great plays that have influenced western culture easily understandable for children, these re-tellings have been a perfect introduction...

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare is a collection of twenty stories retold by the great Edith Nesbit. First released in 1907 with the goal of making the great plays that have influenced western culture easily understandable for children, these re-tellings have been a perfect introduction...

"Prospero, the Duke of Milan, was a learned and studious man, who lived among his books, leaving the management of his dukedom to his brother Antonio, in whom indeed he had complete trust. But that trust was ill-rewarded, for Antonio wanted to wear the...

A collection published by Edith Nesbit with the intention of entertaining young readers and telling William Shakespeare's plays in a way they could be easily understood. She included a brief Shakespeare biography, a pronunciation guide to some of the more difficult names and a...

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These eight amazing tales of dragons and fantastical lands come from the fertile imagination of Edith Nesbit, author of 'The Enchanted Castle' and many other wondrous stories.Author: Edith NesbitISBN-10: 1470190427ISBN-13: 9781470190422Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/06/2012Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x...

While playing in a gravel pit near their new home, five children come across a Psammead, or sand fairy. The sand fairy is compelled to grant the children one wish per day, and since the children ask for such fantastic wishes, they do not...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes... it had ears like a bat's ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider's and covered with thick, soft fur... and it had hands and feet like a monkey's. 'It' was the...

"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...

To Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the house in the country promises a summer of freedom and play. But when they accidently uncover an accident Psammead--or Sand-fairy--who has the power to make wishes come true, they find themselves having the holiday...

To Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the house in the country promises a summer of freedom and play. But when they accidently uncover an accident Psammead--or Sand-fairy--who has the power to make wishes come true, they find themselves having the holiday...

Five Children and It (1902) is a children's fantasy novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. The first book in Nesbit's beloved Psammead trilogy--which also includes The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Story of the Amulet (1906)--Five Children and It is a story...

Five Children and It (1902) is a children's fantasy novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. The first book in Nesbit's beloved Psammead trilogy--which also includes The Phoenix and the Carpet (1904) and The Story of the Amulet (1906)--Five Children and It is a story...

If you could have one wish what would it be? Sent away to live in the countryside with their reclusive uncle, five children discover a secret that's been hidden away for centuries: a magical, mischievous but somewhat grouchy Sand Fairy called It with the...

Five Children and It is a children's novel by English author E. Nesbit. It was first published as a book in 1902, having been expanded from a series of stories published in the Strand Magazine in 1900 under the general title The Psammead, or...

Author: Edith NesbitISBN-10: 3368304283ISBN-13: 9783368304287Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/28/2022Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d

Five Children and It is a children's novel by English author E. Nesbit. It was first published as a book in 1902, having been expanded from a series of stories published in the Strand Magazine in 1900 under the general title The Psammead, or...

Grim Tales (1893) is a collection of seven horror stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. Noted for her work as an author of children's novels and stories--especially her beloved Bastable and Psammead Trilogies--Edith Nesbit crafts tales of wonder, mystery, and terror for children and...

This story tells of brave Dickie Harding, the engaging little lame boy who lived at New Cross and spent a year with a tramp, besides having many other wonderful adventures. It tells, too, how Dickie nearly was made to be a burglar, of his...

'Harding's Luck' is the story of a lame boy and his many adventures: with a tramp and with a magical moon-flower, with a Mouldiwarp and a hunt for buried treasure, in this riveting tale from the author of 'The Railway Children', 'The Treasure Seekers'...

Harding's Luck is the second of a pair of novels about Dickie Harding a young orphan in 1906 London who uses a crutch because his left leg doesn't work. When his father died he left Dickie an old toy that was to bring him...

Two impoverished children, Edred and Elfrida Arden, inherit the decrepit Arden Castle and search for the lost family fortune that will allow them to rebuild it.With the assistance of the magical Mouldiwarp, Edred and Elfrida travel back in time to earlier periods of English...

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 - 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She...

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Author: Edith NesbitISBN-10: 3368315080ISBN-13: 9783368315085Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2022Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.21d

Author: Edith NesbitISBN-10: 3368315099ISBN-13: 9783368315092Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/2022Pages: 88Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Here let me make a confession, I had never really loved a doll. My affections up to that time had been lavished on a black and white spotted penny rabbit, bought at a Kentish fair; but when I saw Renee, it seemed to me...

As if the remarkable collections of children's adventures The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods weren't enough Nesbit's third book of this series finishes the delightful trilogy by this famous fantasy author. Oswald, Dora, Dicky, Alice, H.O, and Noel fill their free...

THOSE BUMPTIOUS BASTABLES "Oswald is a delightful narrator and the stories he tells are among Nesbit's best." -- Gore VidalAs if the remarkable collections of children's adventures The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods weren't enough E. Nesbit's third book of this...

THOSE BUMPTIOUS BASTABLES "Oswald is a delightful narrator and the stories he tells are among Nesbit's best." -- Gore VidalAs if the remarkable collections of children's adventures The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods weren't enough E. Nesbit's third book of this...

Oswald Bastable and Others By Edith NesbitAuthor: Edith NesbitISBN-10: 1981735429ISBN-13: 9781981735426Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/21/2017Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.23d

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during,...

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story, illustrations throughout, and glossaries help build comprehension. Before, during,...

My name is Stumps, and my mistress is rather a nice little girl; but she has her faults, like most people. I myself, as it happens, am wonderfully free from faults. Among my mistress's faults is what I may call a lack of dignity,...

The story opens with the description of three little Londoners who enjoy an ordinary, peaceful life in the city with visits to the Zoo and Madame Tussauds. They have a charming, well-appointed home and loving parents. Things take a sudden turn for the worst...

Author: Edith Nesbit, Gordon Browne, Reginald B. BirchISBN-10: 8027344522ISBN-13: 9788027344529Publisher: E-ArtnowLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/03/2022Pages: 392Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

Edith Nesbit's The Book of Dragons is a classic collection of eight dragon-themed short stories first published in 1911.Author: Edith NesbitISBN-10: 136545715XISBN-13: 9781365457159Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/12/2016Pages: 96Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d

The Book of Dragons (1899) is a collection of children's stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. Comprising eight stories originally published in 1899 in The Strand Magazine, The Book of Dragons is a work that explores the magic and wonder of mythical beasts for...

Dragons - of all sorts - make for marvelous fun, and this collection of madcap tales is filled with them. Some of the legendary monsters are funny and mischievous, others are downright frightening, and a number of them are wild and unpredictable. There's a...

The Book of Dragons (1899) is a collection of children's stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. Comprising eight stories originally published in 1899 in The Strand Magazine, The Book of Dragons is a work that explores the magic and wonder of mythical beasts for...

This enchanting set of eight children's tales by Edith Nesbit tell of a variety of dragons and their abilities. Crammed with the unique wit and phrasing for which Nesbit was known, The Book of Dragons has surprised and entertained children for generations. The stories...