Edith Nesbit

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A Powerful Friend

A Powerful Friend

In a delightful twist, Buff the cat shares a charming tale of overcoming laziness by befriending an unexpected ally—an elephant. Through wit and cunning, Buff narrates the amusing strategy he employed to persuade the elephant into catching mice on his...

A Silly Question

A Silly Question

In "A Silly Question" by Edith Nesbit, a seemingly foolish inquiry leads to unexpected adventures. Nesbit's whimsical tale explores the amusing consequences of asking a seemingly silly question, unravelling a light-hearted narrative filled with humour...

Bambini della ferrovia, I

Bambini della ferrovia, I

Questo libro per ragazzi, scritto nel 1906, è divenuto in seguito famoso per l’adattamento televisivo della BBC nel 1970. Di fatto, sono stati sei i vari adattamenti cinematografici, televisivi, e teatrali. La storia si svolge intorno ad una famiglia...

Classic Short Stories - Volume 16

Classic Short Stories - Volume 16

Stories are one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements. Whether written down or spoken they have an ability to capture our imagination and thoughts, and take us on incredible journeys in the space of a phrase and the turn of a page.Within a few...

Classic Short Stories - Volume 4

Classic Short Stories - Volume 4

Stories are one of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements. Whether written down or spoken they have an ability to capture our imagination and thoughts, and take us on incredible journeys in the space of a phrase and the turn of a page.Within a few...

Dragon Tales for Young Children

Dragon Tales for Young Children

Have you ever seen a dragon? Get comfortable and get ready for a collection of delightful dragon tales brought to life for younger listeners. Duration - 11h 15m. Author - Edith Nesbit. Narrator - Nicki White. Published Date - Thursday, 11 January...

Edith Nesbit - Six of the Best – An Introduction

Edith Nesbit - Six of the Best – An Introduction

Six has always been a number we group things around – Six of the best, six of one half a dozen of another, six feet under, six pack, six degrees of separation and a sixth sense are but a few of the ways we use this number.Such is its popularity that...

Edith Nesbit: Man Size in Marble & From the Dead

Edith Nesbit: Man Size in Marble & From the Dead

Edith Nesbit is more famously known as a writer of children’s stories such as The Railway Children. But in this volume we explore her short stories of the macabre and ghostly sort. Born in 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey and now London. Her...

Edith Nesbit: The Ghost Stories

Edith Nesbit: The Ghost Stories

Edith Nesbit is more famously known as a writer of children’s stories such as The Railway Children. But in this volume we explore her short stories of the macabre and ghostly sort. Born in 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey and now London. Her...

Edith Nesbit: The Poetry

Edith Nesbit: The Poetry

Edith Nesbit is more famously known as a writer of children’s stories and ghost stories some of which are available in other volumes. But in this volume we explore her poetry. Born in 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey and now London. Her early...

Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 13

Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 13

This selection of tales offers a fascinating peek into the hidden realm of cats, unraveling their unique ways of life and the profound teachings cat mothers impart to their kittens. Humorous tales, narrated through the eyes of these animals, shed...

Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 14

Fairy Tales for Adults, Volume 14

In this volume we delve deeper into the clandestine world of feral friends, uncovering their darker secrets, naughty escapades, and revealing confessions about human masters. Surprisingly, cats keenly observe and attempt, not always successfully, to...

Five Children and It

Five Children and It

Filled with wit and humour, Nesbit’s 1902 fantasy tells the adventure of five siblings sent to spend the summer with their uncle. One day, when the children wander from the strange house by the sea to play in old gravel pits, they uncover ‘It’ – a...

Five Children and It

Five Children and It

First written in 1902, this is one of Edith Nesbit's best loved children's stories. It all begins when a group of five children - Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - move from London to the countryside of Kent. While...

Five Children and It

Five Children and It

I daresay you have often thought what you would do if you had three wishes given you…and felt certain that if you had the chance you could think of three really useful wishes without a moment's hesitation. These children had often talked this matter...

Five Children and It

Five Children and It

After moving into a house in kent, five children go exploring and in a gravel pit, find a Sand Fairy, known as a "Psammead" who says he will give them one wish each day. What follows are eleven misadventures where it is discovered that making a good...

Five Children and It (Special Edition)

Five Children and It (Special Edition)

The children’s novel offers a generous amount of fantasy, humor, and adventure, as the children are repeatedly subject to wishes gone amusingly awry Author - Edith Nesbit. Narrator - Various Narrators. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Great Women Fiction Writers

Great Women Fiction Writers

An intriguing collection of short stories by some of the greatest women fiction writers of the last century.•The Lifted Veil – George Eliot•Miss Brill – Katherine Mansfield•The Fly – Katherine Mansfield•The Jew’s Beech Tree – Annette von...

Edith Nesbit was born on the 15th August 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey.Due to the health issues and tuberculosis of her sister Mary, Nesbit’s early life was one of constant changes of house both in England and on the continent.At age 17,...

John Charrington's Wedding

John Charrington's Wedding

Edith Nesbit was born on the 15th August 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey.Due to the health issues and tuberculosis of her sister Mary, Nesbit’s early life was one of constant changes of house both in England and on the continent.At age 17,...

Kotki, pieski i inne zwierzaki

Kotki, pieski i inne zwierzaki

Zbiór opowiadań, który oferuje wyjątkowy wgląd w sekretne życie naszych małych, futrzanych przyjaciół. Koty i psy dzielą się swoimi mądrościami i zdradzają swoje sztuczki. Z kolekcji opowiadań dowiecie się też jak nas ludzi obserwują i próbują...

Man-size in Marble

Man-size in Marble

A young couple finds the perfect country cottage with one caveat - it has a horrible legend attached to it.Edith Nesbit wrote under the name E. Nesbit, and is most famous for her stories for children, and has influenced the likes of J.K. Rowling, C.S....

Meddlesome Pussy

Meddlesome Pussy

"Meddlesome Pussy" by Edith Nesbit unveils the comedic escapades of a curious feline meddling in the affairs of humans. Nesbit's tale is a whimsical exploration of the cat's mischievous interventions and the amusing consequences that follow. With...

Naughty Pussy Tales

Naughty Pussy Tales

"Naughty Cat Chronicles" unfolds mischievous tales of feline escapades, confessing life with humans of various ranks. From dark secrets to interspecies conflicts, cats candidly share their adventures and interactions. Edith Nesbit's whimsical...

New Treasure Seekers

New Treasure Seekers

This is the third in Edith Nesbit’s ever-popular ‘Treasure Seekers’ series, after The Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods. This classic children’s tale brings back the much-loved characters of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel and H.O. Bastable as...

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The Book Of Dragons

The Book Of Dragons

First published in 1900, The Book Of Dragons is one of Edith Nesbit's best loved and most inventive children’s books. Her heroes and heroines are children faced unexpectedly with real live dragons, which are fiery, fierce, ravenous, irritating,...