The Magic World by E. Nesbit
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"The Magic World" by E. Nesbit is a collection of twelve short stories published in 1912. These clever fantasy tales transport children into magical realms where boys transform into cats and fish, princesses face fairy curses, and wardrobes open into enchanted worlds. With talking animals, ancient talismans, and trips to Atlantis, each story blends wonder with Nesbit's characteristic wit and irony. The collection explores themes of transformation, justice, and kindness to animals
while delivering adventures that would later influence writers like C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert), 1869-1942 |
| Illustrator | Pryse, Gerald Spencer, 1882-1956 |
| Title | The Magic World |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_World |
| Contents | The cat-hood of Maurice -- The mixed mine -- Accidental magic -- The princess and the hedge-pig -- Septimus Septimusson -- The white cat -- Belinda and Bellamant -- Justnowland -- The related muff -- The aunt and Amabel -- Kenneth and the carp -- The magician's heart. |
| Credits |
Produced by Suzanne Shell, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Children's stories, English |
| Subject | Magic -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 27903 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-27903-9 |
| Release Date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1480 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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