E. Nesbit
The Railway Children
Read by Karen Savage
E. Nesbit
Edith Nesbit’s classic story, in which three children, pulled suddenly from their comfortable suburban life, move to the country with their …
The Enchanted Castle
Read by Peter Eastman
E. Nesbit
Three children, forced to remain at school during the holidays, go in search of adventure. What they find is a magic castle straight out of …
The Book of Dragons
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
E. Nesbit
A dragon who flies out of a magical book; one whose purr quiets a fussy baby; another who eats an entire pack of tame hunting-hippopotomuses…
The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Read by Karen Savage
E. Nesbit
This is the story of the Bastable children and their attempts to help the family finances by searching for treasure. (Summary by Karen Savag…
The Magic City
Read by Ruth Golding
E. Nesbit
Philip and Lucy discover that the city Philip has built using toys, books and household objects, has come alive. This is the account of thei…
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
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E. Nesbit
Edith Nesbit, the author of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, felt passionately that young children should enjoy Shakespeare's great works…
The Magic World
Read by Ruth Golding
E. Nesbit
Talking cats, birds, fish and bells, wicked fairies, uglified princesses - adventure, magic, and more magic. A delightful collection of sto…
Five Children and It
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E. Nesbit
This delightful novel begins when a family of five children moves from London to the English countryside. While playing in a gravel pit soon…
The Wonderful Garden
Read by Ruth Golding
E. Nesbit
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's hou…
Grim Tales
Read by Peter Yearsley
E. Nesbit
A collection of gentle stories that draw us into that hidden world where fear is just around the next corner, and where loving hands can tou…
Five Children and It (Version 2)
Read by Jenny Lundak
E. Nesbit
This delightful novel begins when a family of five children moves from London to the English countryside. While playing in a gravel pit soon…
The Wouldbegoods, Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers
Read by Alan Chant
E. Nesbit
The Bastable children, first met in The Treasure Seekers, are sent to stay in the countryside; is it large enough to contain their exuberant…
Nine Unlikely Tales
Read by Cori Samuel
E. Nesbit
Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence …
The Phoenix and the Carpet
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E. Nesbit
The Phoenix and the Carpet is a fantasy novel for children, written in 1904 by E. Nesbit. It is the second in a trilogy of novels that began…
The Story of the Amulet
Read by Helen Taylor
E. Nesbit
The third of the series featuring Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane: four children who are, as they often say, "the sort of people that wo…
The Children's Shakespeare
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E. Nesbit
This children's book retells twelve of Shakespeare's most popular plays as stories for children. Each of the plays are rewritten as short st…
My School Days
Read by Cori Samuel
E. Nesbit
A short memoir about the author's school days, serialised in The Girl's Own Paper from October 1896 to September 1897. It includes stories a…
Wings and the Child
Read by Cori Samuel
E. Nesbit
"When this book first came to my mind it came as a history and theory of the building of Magic Cities on tables, with bricks and toys a…
The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 2)
Read by Helen Taylor
E. Nesbit
Five children discover a mysterious egg in their new nursery carpet - an egg which hatches into a magical talking Phoenix! The carpet is a m…
The House of Arden
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E. Nesbit
This novel describes how Edred and Elfrida Arden and their Aunt Edith embark on a treasure hunt through time - for the famous Arden family t…
Royal Children of English History
Read by Cori Samuel
E. Nesbit
From the first chapter: "History is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the thin…
New Treasure Seekers
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E. Nesbit
Oswald, Dora, Dicky, Alice, H.O, and Noel fill their free time with entertainments that don't always turn out as they plan. But whether tell…
Five Children and It (Dramatic Reading)
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E. Nesbit
Finding a Psammead (sand-fairy) to grant any wish your heart desires seems like the beginning of endless delights, but as Cyril, Anthea, Rob…
Wet Magic
Read by Phil Chenevert
E. Nesbit
A book about children who find magic in every day life .. and discover that mermen and mermaids actually have a whole underwater kingdom wit…
Pussy and Doggy Tales
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E. Nesbit
Charming Tales about cats and dogs. (Summary by Elli)
Harding's Luck
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E. Nesbit
Harding's luck is sequel to E. Nesbit's "The House of Arden". It tells the story of Dickie Harding, a disabled boy, who one day ac…
Five Children and It (version 4)
Read by James Pyle
E. Nesbit
When four children (and their baby brother makes five) manage to uncover the long-dormant Psammead (in plain English, then, Sand-Fairy) in a…
The Lark
Read by Grant Hurlock
E. Nesbit
"The Lark" has all the charm and freshness which have made Miss Nesbit's former novels so justly popular, and yet the story ts ent…
The Railway Children (version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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E. Nesbit
Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are suddenly yanked out of their comfortable lives and removed to live in the country with only their mother and …
The Railway Children (version 3)
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
E. Nesbit
When their father mysteriously goes away, three children and their story-writing mother leave their comfortable life in London and move to a…
The Story of the Amulet (version 2)
Read by Padraig O'hIceadha
E. Nesbit
The Story of the Amulet is a novel for children, written in 1906 by E. Nesbit. It is the final part of a trilogy of novels that also include…
The Literary Sense
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E. Nesbit
A collection of short stories written by the author of other literary greats such as The Railway Children, Five Children and It and The Phoe…
The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 3 Dramatic Reading)
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E. Nesbit and Honoré de Balzac
Cyril, Robert, Anthea and Jane need a new carpet for the nursery, but it turns out to be a magic carpet containing a phoenix egg! They disco…
For Dolly, who does not Learn her Lessons
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E. Nesbit
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of For Dolly, who does not Learn her Lessons by E. Nesbit. This was the Weekly Poetry project fo…
The Story of the Amulet (version 3 dramatic reading)
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E. Nesbit
The Five Children (from Five Children and It) are once again on holidays, but this time with no sand fairy to grant wishes - or is there? In…
Through the Wood
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E. Nesbit
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Through the Wood by E. Nesbit. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 11th, 2009.
Wet Magic (version 2)
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E. Nesbit
Are mermaids real? Well of course they are! Just ask the four very English children who, when on vacation by the sea, find out about one b…
The Rainbow and the Rose
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E. Nesbit
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
All Round the Year
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E. Nesbit
A light and whimsical collection of poems by the celebrated children's author E Nesbit, in collaboration with Saretta Nesbit. (Summary by Da…
Five Children and It (Version 5)
Read by Bhavya
E. Nesbit
The book follows the journey of five children who discover a mysterious creature (called by them as It) who grants them their wishes. Join i…
Many Voices (selection from)
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E. Nesbit
E. Nesbit (Edith Bland) was a prodigious 19th century children’s writer who produced over 60 books of fiction for children. This book of poe…
Man and Maid
Read by Peter Yearsley
E. Nesbit
A collection of the author's short stories for adults, with some supernatural ones. - Summary by Peter Yearsley
Salome and the Head
Read by Peter Yearsley
E. Nesbit
Edmund Templar is visiting some relatives before being shipped off to the war in South Africa. Wandering in the New Forest, he encounters a …
The Rainbow and the Rose (Version 2)
Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker
E. Nesbit
Although Edith Nesbit is best known for her innovative children's books and classic ghost stories, she was at heart a poet. She began writin…
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare - version 2
Read by ShrimpPhish
E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare
Adaptations of Shakespearian plays for young readers. - Summary by ShrimpPhish
The Enchanted Castle (Version 2)
Read by Damerel
E. Nesbit
The Enchanted Castle follows the adventures of Jerry, Jimmy and Kathleen, three children who stumble upon a mysterious hidden castle with a …
The Story of The Treasure Seekers (version 2)
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E. Nesbit
The 6 Bastable children are great at thinking up ways to restore a fallen family fortune, they soon find they had more fun and problems with…
The Lark (Version 2)
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E. Nesbit
"The Lark" has all the charm and freshness which have made Miss Nesbit's former novels so justly popular, and yet the story is ent…
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (version 3)
Read by Sarah Hill
E. Nesbit
This story follows the six Bastable Children; Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius, on their adventures to help their widowe…
The Story of The Treasure Seekers (version 4, Dramatic Reading)
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E. Nesbit
The Bastables are second to none when it comes to thinking up ways to restore a fallen family fortune, but when their well-meant attempts pr…
Oswald Bastable and Others
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E. Nesbit
This book is a collection of short stories about different children. Four of the stories feature the Bastable children.(Summary by Natalia )
Dormant
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E. Nesbit
Dormant is a gothic novel. It begins breezily enough with seven friends starting out in life. Rose, the artist, falls in love with Anthony, …
These Little Ones
Read by Nicole J. LeBoeuf
E. Nesbit
A collection of short stories for adults, mainly about children in hard times. The title references Matthew 18:6, which verse Nesbit include…
The Wouldbegoods (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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E. Nesbit
Being the Further Adventures of The Treasure Seekers“We are the Bastables—Oswald, Dora, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and H. O. If you want to know wh…