The Magic World

A young boy who likes to pick on the family cat learns firsthand the consequences of his mistreatment. A young girl journeys to a land of gigantic beasts. A prince and princess enlist the help of a magical bat to reverse their cursed fates. The Magic World is a collection of children’s fantasy stories by Edith Nesbit.

About the author

Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English writer of children’s literature. Born in Kennington, Nesbit was raised by her mother following the death of her father—a prominent chemist—when she was only four years old. Due to her sister Mary’s struggle with tuberculosis, the family travelled throughout England, France, Spain, and Germany for years. After Mary passed, Edith and her mother returned to England for good, eventually settling in London where, at eighteen, Edith met her future husband, a bank clerk named Hubert Bland. The two—who became prominent socialists and were founding members of the Fabian Society—had a famously difficult marriage, and both had numerous affairs. Nesbit began her career as a poet, eventually turning to children’s literature and publishing around forty novels, story collections, and picture books. A contemporary of such figures of Lewis Carroll and Kenneth Grahame, Nesbit was notable as a writer who pioneered the children’s adventure story in fiction. Among her most popular works are The Railway Children (1906) and The Story of the Amulet (1906), the former of which was adapted into a 1970 film, and the latter of which served as a profound influence on C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series. A friend and mentor to George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells, Nesbit’s work has inspired and entertained generations of children and adults, including such authors as J.K. Rowling, Noël Coward, and P.L. Travers.

Product details

• Authors: Edith Nesbit, Nesbit Edith
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2020
• EAN: 9781513269795
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-6979-5
• No. of pages: 150
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—The Children's Library; Mint Editions (The Children's Library)
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories