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"The Magic World" is a 1912 collection of short stories by E. Nesbit. Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) was an English poet and author. She is perhaps best remembered for her children's literature, publishing more than 60 such books under the name E. Nesbit. She was also a political... Read Full Overview

The Magic World is an influential collection of twelve short stories by E. Nesbit.

This collection includes, 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 Anabel; Kenneth and the Carp and The Magician's Heart.

The Magic World is an influential collection of twelve short stories by E. Nesbit. It was first published in book form in 1912 by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., with illustrations by H. R. Millar and Gerald Spencer Pryse. The stories, previously printed in magazines (like Blackie's... Read Full Overview

The Magic World (1909) is a collection of twelve children's fantasy stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. Using elements of magic and mystery familiar to readers of her beloved Bastable and Psammead Trilogies, Nesbit crafts tales of wonder and adventure for children... Read Full Overview

Reprint of the 1912 ed., published by Macmillan, London.

She was born in 1858 at 38 Lower Kennington Lane in Kennington, Surrey (now part of Greater London), the daughter of a schoolteacher, John Collis Nesbit, who died in March 1862, beforeher fourth birthday. Her sister Mary's ill health meant that the family moved around constantly... Read Full Overview

The Magic World is an influential collection of twelve short stories by E. Nesbit. It was first published in book form in 1912 by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., with illustrations by H. R. Millar and Gerald Spencer Pryse. The stories, previously printed in magazines such as Blackie's... Read Full Overview

This collection includes, "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 Anabel; "Kenneth and the Carp" and "The... Read Full Overview

TO have your hair cut is not painful, nor does it hurt to have your whiskers trimmed. Butround wooden shoes, shaped like bowls, are not comfortable wear, however much it mayamuse the onlooker to see you try to walk in them. If you have a nice fur coat like acompany promoter's,... Read Full Overview

TO have your hair cut is not painful, nor does it hurt to have your whiskers trimmed. Butround wooden shoes, shaped like bowls, are not comfortable wear, however much it mayamuse the onlooker to see you try to walk in them. If you have a nice fur coat like acompany promoter's,... Read Full Overview

The Magic World (+Biography and Bibliography) (6X9po Glossy Cover Finish): This collection includes, "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,"... Read Full Overview

This collection includes, "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 Anabel; "Kenneth and the Carp" and "The... Read Full Overview

At her imaginative best, Nesbit takes us through such tales as "The Cat-hood of Maurice," "The Mixed Mine," "Accidental Magic," "The Princess and the Hedge-pig," "The Related Muff," "Justnowland," "Kenneth and the Carp," and more.

The Magic World is an influential collection of twelve short stories by E. Nesbit. It was first published in book form in 1912 by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., with illustrations by H. R. Millar and Gerald Spencer Pryse. The stories, previously printed in magazines such as Blackie's... Read Full Overview