E. Nesbit
E. Nesbit, born in 1858 in Kent, England, was a pioneering author known for her enchanting children's literature. She had a knack for blending fantasy with everyday life, creating stories that resonated with young readers and adults alike. Nesbit's own experiences, from her upbringing in a large family to her involvement in the socialist movement, heavily influenced her writing. Her most beloved works, such as "The Railway Children" and "Five Children and It," showcase her unique ability to weave magic into the mundane, inviting readers into a world where imagination reigns supreme.
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
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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…