The Complete Bastable Series: The Story of the Treasure Seekers, The Wouldbegoods, New Treasure Seekers, and Other Stories

by E. Nesbit

Overview

THE COMPLETE BASTABLE SERIES follows the adventures of the six Bastable siblings: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius (H. O.) Bastable, whose mother has died and father left penniless by an unscrupulous business partner. However, the Bastable children are determined to restore their family's fallen fortunes.

This collection includes the three novels in the series, as well as some additional short stories featuring the Bastables.

• The Story of the Treasure Seekers
• The Wouldbegoods
• New Treasure Seekers
• An Object of Value and Virtue
• The Runaways
• The Arsenicators: A Tale of Crime
• The Enchanceried House

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158289347
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	06/21/2016
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	484 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English writer who published under the name E. Nesbit. A prolific and successful writer of several genres, Nesbit is most remembered as one of the first modern authors of children's literature; she is credited with addressing real-world issues in her writings, helping to move children's literature beyond the realms of fantasy and folklore. In addition to several very successful children's works, Nesbit wrote horror stories and is well-known for her support for Socialism. She and her husband were among the founders of the Fabian Society in 1884.