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Edith Nesbit Collection: 34 Works
The Collected Works of Edith Nesbit is the collection of Works by Edith Nesbit, who was an English author and poet whose children's works were published under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a precursor to the modern Labour Party.This is E. Nesbit’s works in this (34 works with over 500 illustrations.)Novels for childrenBastable series1899 The Story of the Treasure Seekers1901 The Wouldbegoods1904 The New Treasure SeekersPsammead series1902 Five Children and It1904 The Phoenix and the Carpet1906 The Story of the AmuletHouse of Arden series1908 The House of Arden1909 Harding's LuckOther children's novels1906 The Railway Children1907 The Enchanted Castle1910 The Magic City1913 Wet MagicNovels for adults1902 The Red House1906 Man and Maid1906 The Incomplete Amorist1921 The Incredible HoneymoonStories and story collections for children1897 Royal Children of English History1899 Pussy and Doggy Tales1900 The Book of Dragons1900 Melisande1905 Oswald Bastable And Others1907 Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare 1912 The Magic World1925 The Last of the DragonStories and story collections for adults1893 Grim Tales (Horror Stories)1896 In Homespun1903 The Literary SenseNon-fiction1897 My School Days 1913 Wings and the ChildPoetry1878 Love's Calendar1888 All Round the Year1895 Day and Night1905 The Rainbow and the Rose1922 Many VoicesBonus for You!1907 Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen1907 Her Prairie Knight By B.M. Bower
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First published June 3, 2013
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Edith Nesbit
(married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.
She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.
Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to return to England for financial reasons. Nesbit therefore spent her childhood attaining an education from whatever sources were available—local grammars, the occasional boarding school but mainly through reading.
At 17 her family finally settled in London and aged 19, Nesbit met Hubert Bland, a political activist and writer. They became lovers and when Nesbit found she was pregnant they became engaged, marrying in April 1880. After this scandalous (for Victorian society) beginning, the marriage would be an unconventional one. Initially, the couple lived separately—Nesbit with her family and Bland with his mother and her live-in companion Maggie Doran.
Initially, Edith Nesbit books were novels meant for adults, including The Prophet's Mantle (1885) and The Marden Mystery (1896) about the early days of the socialist movement. Written under the pen name of her third child 'Fabian Bland', these books were not successful. Nesbit generated an income for the family by lecturing around the country on socialism and through her journalism (she was editor of the Fabian Society's journal, Today).
In 1899 she had published The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers to great acclaim.
She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been adapted for film and television. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later connected to the Labour Party.
Edith Nesbit was born in Kennington, Surrey, the daughter of agricultural chemist and schoolmaster John Collis Nesbit. The death of her father when she was four and the continuing ill health of her sister meant that Nesbit had a transitory childhood, her family moving across Europe in search of healthy climates only to return to England for financial reasons. Nesbit therefore spent her childhood attaining an education from whatever sources were available—local grammars, the occasional boarding school but mainly through reading.
At 17 her family finally settled in London and aged 19, Nesbit met Hubert Bland, a political activist and writer. They became lovers and when Nesbit found she was pregnant they became engaged, marrying in April 1880. After this scandalous (for Victorian society) beginning, the marriage would be an unconventional one. Initially, the couple lived separately—Nesbit with her family and Bland with his mother and her live-in companion Maggie Doran.
Initially, Edith Nesbit books were novels meant for adults, including The Prophet's Mantle (1885) and The Marden Mystery (1896) about the early days of the socialist movement. Written under the pen name of her third child 'Fabian Bland', these books were not successful. Nesbit generated an income for the family by lecturing around the country on socialism and through her journalism (she was editor of the Fabian Society's journal, Today).
In 1899 she had published The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers to great acclaim.
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January 7, 2023
Revisited “Five children and it” and “the enchanted castle” on audible during our road trip.
Something about Edith Nesbit as an author is that she makes my kids laugh…the spontaneous explosions of delight are my favorite.
It is more comfortable for the vocal chords to listen on audible than reading aloud (which I have done with these stories and others of her works as well)…but I have edited a few things out when reading aloud to my children…listening with the ears of a child it seems innocent…still, a tiny bit of editing can correct the errors of thought.
I’ve put the rating a little lower than I would if this were just a collection of her Children’s stories. I have read a few of her works for adults and…though there is plenty to think about, I’m not sure if her conclusions about human behavior/philosophy are the same as mine…which leaves me feeling a little disappointed.
Something about Edith Nesbit as an author is that she makes my kids laugh…the spontaneous explosions of delight are my favorite.
It is more comfortable for the vocal chords to listen on audible than reading aloud (which I have done with these stories and others of her works as well)…but I have edited a few things out when reading aloud to my children…listening with the ears of a child it seems innocent…still, a tiny bit of editing can correct the errors of thought.
I’ve put the rating a little lower than I would if this were just a collection of her Children’s stories. I have read a few of her works for adults and…though there is plenty to think about, I’m not sure if her conclusions about human behavior/philosophy are the same as mine…which leaves me feeling a little disappointed.
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