Wonderful Garden, The

By Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Book Id: WPLBN0002953535
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File Size: 249.62 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Wonderful Garden, The
Author:	Nesbit, E. (Edith)
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Children, Fantasy
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Wonderful Garden, The
Historic Publication Date:	1911
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago (Edith) Nesbit, B. E. (1911). Wonderful Garden, The. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not necessarily please the grown-ups. E. Nesbit, as usual, transports us back to the hazy summer days of a well-to-do Edwardian childhood, liberally spiced with magic, humour and lessons learned. Published exactly 100 years ago, this is one of her least-known children's books, out of print for many years, and with no text available online at the time of recording. Yes, it's dated. Yes, it's politically incorrect. But it is delightful nonetheless. As Gore Vidal once wrote: ...though a reading of E. Nesbit is hardly going to change the pattern of a nation, there is some evidence that the child who reads her will never be quite the same again, and that is probably a good thing. (Introduction by Ruth Golding)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Children, Fantasy, Fiction