Classic stories by much-loved children's author E. Nesbit. This great-value book contains seven full-length, unabridged novels. Set in a 1900s England of steam-trains and magic, generations of children have thrilled to these exciting adventures. When the children in these stories aren't preventing a train crash, you'll find them getting wishes from the sandy Psammead, flying on a magic carpet, travelling through time with an enchanted Egyptian amulet, hatching the egg of the mythical phoenix, or using their magical ring to explore an enchanted castle! The brothers and sisters created by E. Nesbit have the convincing feeling of being a real family - they're usually disagreeing with each other, but they're always cheerful about it. They try to be good but are always in trouble of one kind or another. With a subtle ethical message underlying their exciting plots, these novels have been listed among the best works of children's literature for many years. This '7 books in 1' edition is an ideal gift for any child who loves reading, or any adult who wants to bring some magic into their life!
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"What books should I read to become a writer?" "The short answer is ... all the children's books of E. Nesbit." -- Washington Post, 20 July, 2003
E Nesbit constructs a believable scenario in which Roberta can blossom ... into a true girl hero. -- Sunday Times, 4 October, 1998
E Nesbit's The Railway Children is one of the most enduring pieces of children's literature. -- Newsquest Media, 19 August, 2004
I love E Nesbit — I think she is great and I identify with the way that she writes. -- J K Rowling, Edinburgh International Book Festival, August 15, 2004
She was able to create a world of magic and inverted logic that was entirely her own. -- The New York Review of Books, December 3, 1964
The quintessential children's book. -- Daily Mail, 17 October, 2003
E Nesbit constructs a believable scenario in which Roberta can blossom ... into a true girl hero. -- Sunday Times, 4 October, 1998
E Nesbit's The Railway Children is one of the most enduring pieces of children's literature. -- Newsquest Media, 19 August, 2004
I love E Nesbit — I think she is great and I identify with the way that she writes. -- J K Rowling, Edinburgh International Book Festival, August 15, 2004
She was able to create a world of magic and inverted logic that was entirely her own. -- The New York Review of Books, December 3, 1964
The quintessential children's book. -- Daily Mail, 17 October, 2003
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Classic stories by much-loved children's author E. Nesbit. This book contains seven full-length novels.
Set in a 1900s England of steam-trains and magic, generations of children have thrilled to these exciting adventures.
When the children in these stories aren't preventing a train crash, you'll find them getting wishes from the sandy Psammead, flying on a magic carpet, travelling through time with an enchanted Egyptian amulet, hatching the egg of the mythical phoenix, or using their magical ring to explore an enchanted castle!
The brothers and sisters created by E. Nesbit have the convincing and realistic feeling of being a real family - they're usually disagreeing with each other, but they're always cheerful about it. They try to be good but are always in trouble of one kind or another.
With a subtle ethical message underlying their exciting plots, these novels have been recommended childrens literature for many years.
This '7 books in 1' edition is an ideal gift for any child who loves reading, or any adult who wants to bring some magic into their life!
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78 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: 7 Books in 1: The Railway Children, Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet, The Story of the Treasure-Seekers, The Would-Be-Goods, and The Enchanted Castle (Paperback)
These are some of the most delightful books for children ever written. Better than Lewis. Better than Milne. Better than Ransome. Long out of copyright, even by today's standards. Gather up her best in one book. Wonderful idea. Oh! Yes this is a great bargain. Unless.
This is a paperback, not a hardback. And the type is very small. Very! But the two columns per page alleviates that somewhat. Only somewhat. But no illustrations. Just page after page of type; so, not as bad as a 1900 newspaper, but unappealing and unfriendly. I think the versions I read long ago had illustrations by Ernest Shepherd. Ohhhh, that is a loss.... Think about this. Two small-print columns per page, no illustrations, a floppy paperback printed on what appears to be cheap paper. This is not for a child to read. I wish I had had a chance to see this in advance. Seek elsewhere for these treasures.
70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:
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Classic stories by JK Rowling's favourite children's author,
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This review is from: 7 Books in 1: The Railway Children, Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet, The Story of the Treasure-Seekers, The Would-Be-Goods, and The Enchanted Castle (Paperback)
You get a set of E. Nesbit's seven most popular children's books, printed together in one volume. This is enough to keep you going for quite a long time, even if you're a very determined reader!
The stories are about groups of children, who have adventures when their parents go away (for different reasons). They're in a couple of sequences - 'The Railway Children' stands by itself, then there's three books about the same group of children ('Five Children and It', 'The Phoenix and The Carpet', and 'The Story of the Amulet'), then two about a different family (the Bastables: 'The Story of the Treasure-Seekers' and 'The Would-be-goods'), then 'The Enchanted Castle' is another one-off. Some of these stories feature magic in a Harry Potter kind of way - that's the three 'Five Children' stories and 'The Enchanted Castle' - while the others are about the children's adventures within the normal Edwardian world - that's 'The Railway Children' and the Bastable stories. E. Nesbit - the author - is strongly recommended by JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books. She's said in a number of press interviews that she really admires the writing of Nesbit, and models her own writing style on Nesbit's. I'd recommend these books - they're very engaging and easy to read, and you really do want to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next! There's enough here to keep you going for a long time, too.
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
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Terrible Edition,
This review is from: 7 Books in 1: The Railway Children, Five Children and It, The Phoenix and the Carpet, The Story of the Amulet, The Story of the Treasure-Seekers, The Would-Be-Goods, and The Enchanted Castle (Paperback)
These books may be charming, but this edition 7-in-1 is awful - the print is so small that it is virtually unreadable. Very disappointing!
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They were not railway children to begin with. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
benevolent bar, sunny southern shore, wishing carpet, young duffer, own robber, dairy window, learned gentleman, three chimneys, hurried council, toy engine, bicycle lamp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Yalding, Station Master, Lord Tottenham, Fitzroy Street, Aunt Emma, Camden Town, Miss Peasmarsh, Moat House, Red Indians, Temple of Flora, Yalding Towers, Guy Fawkes, North Pole, Sam Redfern, Green Dragon, Kentish Town Road, Queen of Babylon, British Museum, High Street, Regent's Park, Stock Exchange, Water Rates, Crystal Palace, Hekau Setcheh, Reverend Septimus New!
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They were not railway children to begin with. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
benevolent bar, sunny southern shore, wishing carpet, young duffer, own robber, dairy window, learned gentleman, three chimneys, hurried council, toy engine, bicycle lamp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Yalding, Station Master, Lord Tottenham, Fitzroy Street, Aunt Emma, Camden Town, Miss Peasmarsh, Moat House, Red Indians, Temple of Flora, Yalding Towers, Guy Fawkes, North Pole, Sam Redfern, Green Dragon, Kentish Town Road, Queen of Babylon, British Museum, High Street, Regent's Park, Stock Exchange, Water Rates, Crystal Palace, Hekau Setcheh, Reverend Septimus New!
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