Edith Nesbit
Delphi Complete Novels of E. Nesbit
language
(Delphi Classics Oct. 20, 2013)
, 1 edition
As well as creating beloved tales now celebrated as children’s classics, E. Nesbit created a diverse body of works, including political and modern novels for adults, highly-accomplished poetry, short stories and non-fiction. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents the complete extant novels of E. Nesbit, with numerous illustrations, rare works, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Nesbit's life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 22 extant novels, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels like Nesbit's last work 'The Lark' appear here for the first time in publishing history
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The children’s novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork
* Explore the original illustrations of the ‘The Railway Children’ and other famous works
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry and the short stories
* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read
* Includes Nesbit’s non-fiction treatise on adults learning from children
* Special criticism section, with contemporary reviews and articles evaluating Nesbit’s contribution to literature
* Features Nesbit's rare memoir on her younger years
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
Please note: no known copies of the obscure novels ‘The Marden Mystery’ and ‘The Secret of the Kyriels’ appear to survive. If these works become available at a later time, they will be added to the collection as a free update.
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CONTENTS:
The Bastable Series
THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
THE WOULDBEGOODS
THE NEW TREASURE SEEKERS
The Psammead Series
FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET
THE STORY OF THE AMULET
The House of Arden Series
THE HOUSE OF ARDEN
HARDING’S LUCK
Other Children’s Novels
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN
THE ENCHANTED CASTLE
THE MAGIC CITY
THE WONDERFUL GARDEN
WET MAGIC
FIVE OF US AND MADELINE
Novels for Adults
THE PROPHET’S MANTLE
THE RED HOUSE
THE INCOMPLETE AMORIST
SALOME AND THE HEAD
DAPHNE IN FITZROY STREET
DORMANT
THE INCREDIBLE HONEYMOON
THE LARK
Short Story Collections
GRIM TALES
PUSSY AND DOGGY TALES
IN HOMESPUN
ROYAL CHILDREN OF ENGLISH HISTORY
THE CHILDREN’S SHAKESPEARE
THE BOOK OF DRAGONS
THE LITERARY SENSE
OSWALD BASTABLE AND OTHERS
MAN AND MAID
THE MAGIC WORLD
The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Poetry Collections
LAYS AND LEGENDS
ALL ROUND THE YEAR
LANDSCAPE AND SONG
LAYS AND LEGENDS: SECOND SERIES
THE RAINBOW AND THE ROSE
MANY VOICES
The Poems
LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Non-Fiction
WINGS AND THE CHILD
The Criticism
LIST OF REVIEWS AND NESBIT RELATED ARTICLES
The Autobiography
MY SCHOOL DAYS
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