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The Magic Nuts
""The Magic Nuts"" is a children's book written by Mary Louisa Molesworth and first published in 1898. The story follows two siblings, Tom and Polly, who discover a mysterious nutcracker that has the power to transport them to different lands and times. They embark on a series of adventures, meeting fantastical creatures and encountering magical beings along the way. As they journey through different worlds, they learn valuable lessons about bravery, kindness, and the power of imagination. With its charming characters and whimsical plot, ""The Magic Nuts"" is a delightful tale that will captivate young readers and spark their imaginations.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
220 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1899
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Mrs. Molesworth
456 books22 followersMary Louisa Molesworth, née Stewart was an English writer of children's stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs. Molesworth. Her first novels, for adult readers, Lover and Husband (1869) to Cicely (1874), appeared under the pseudonym of Ennis Graham. Her name occasionally appears in print as M.L.S. Molesworth.
She was born in Rotterdam, a daughter of Charles Augustus Stewart (1809–1873) who later became a rich merchant in Manchester and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810–1883). Mary had three brothers and two sisters. She was educated in Great Britain and Switzerland: much of her girlhood was spent in Manchester. In 1861 she married Major R. Molesworth, nephew of Viscount Molesworth; they legally separated in 1879.
Mrs. Molesworth is best known as a writer of books for the young, such as Tell Me a Story (1875), Carrots (1876), The Cuckoo Clock (1877), The Tapestry Room (1879), and A Christmas Child (1880). She has been called "the Jane Austen of the nursery," while The Carved Lions (1895) "is probably her masterpiece."
Mary Louisa Molesworth typified late Victorian writing for girls. Aimed at girls too old for fairies and princesses but too young for Austen and the Brontës, books by Molesworth had their share of amusement, but they also had a good deal of moral instruction. The girls reading Molesworth would grow up to be mothers; thus, the books emphasized Victorian notions of duty and self-sacrifice.
Typical of the time, her young child characters often use a lisping style, and words may be misspelt to represent children's speech—"jography" for geography, for instance.
She took an interest in supernatural fiction. In 1888, she published a collection of supernatural tales under the title Four Ghost Stories, and in 1896 a similar collection of six tales under the title Uncanny Stories. In addition to those, her volume Studies and Stories includes a ghost story entitled "Old Gervais" and her Summer Stories for Boys and Girls includes "Not Exactly a Ghost Story."
A new edition of The Cuckoo Clock was published in 1914.
She died in 1921 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
[Wikipedia]
She was born in Rotterdam, a daughter of Charles Augustus Stewart (1809–1873) who later became a rich merchant in Manchester and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810–1883). Mary had three brothers and two sisters. She was educated in Great Britain and Switzerland: much of her girlhood was spent in Manchester. In 1861 she married Major R. Molesworth, nephew of Viscount Molesworth; they legally separated in 1879.
Mrs. Molesworth is best known as a writer of books for the young, such as Tell Me a Story (1875), Carrots (1876), The Cuckoo Clock (1877), The Tapestry Room (1879), and A Christmas Child (1880). She has been called "the Jane Austen of the nursery," while The Carved Lions (1895) "is probably her masterpiece."
Mary Louisa Molesworth typified late Victorian writing for girls. Aimed at girls too old for fairies and princesses but too young for Austen and the Brontës, books by Molesworth had their share of amusement, but they also had a good deal of moral instruction. The girls reading Molesworth would grow up to be mothers; thus, the books emphasized Victorian notions of duty and self-sacrifice.
Typical of the time, her young child characters often use a lisping style, and words may be misspelt to represent children's speech—"jography" for geography, for instance.
She took an interest in supernatural fiction. In 1888, she published a collection of supernatural tales under the title Four Ghost Stories, and in 1896 a similar collection of six tales under the title Uncanny Stories. In addition to those, her volume Studies and Stories includes a ghost story entitled "Old Gervais" and her Summer Stories for Boys and Girls includes "Not Exactly a Ghost Story."
A new edition of The Cuckoo Clock was published in 1914.
She died in 1921 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
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November 4, 2024
The story of Leonara and her friend Hildegard and their adventures in fairyland (well almost fairyland).
This is a fairly easy read for a children’s book of the 1800’s and lacks the moralising of that era. So it might appeal to some of today’s young readers. The ebook is available free on Gutenberg and the audiobook is available on LibriVox.
This is a fairly easy read for a children’s book of the 1800’s and lacks the moralising of that era. So it might appeal to some of today’s young readers. The ebook is available free on Gutenberg and the audiobook is available on LibriVox.
October 22, 2020
The Magic Nuts gets off to a lovely start, with interesting characters and settings, and the promise of mysterious and magical things to come. It did not, however, prove as exciting as I hoped. The story is pleasant and interesting, but it lacks the spice of conflict. There is no princess to save, no star-crossed lovers to help, no amulet to be won, no danger to be braved. It is simply a travel-log of magical journeys. The little girls in it are 9 and 10, but I doubt that modern children of those ages would find the book fascinating. Younger children, however, might greatly enjoy it.
August 28, 2024
Charming 19th century children's story. (I listened to a great recording via Librivox)
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