The Phoenix and the Carpet

by E. Nesbit, H. Millar (Illustrator)

Overview

It's startling enough to have a phoenix hatch in your house, but even more startling when it talks and reveals that you have a magic carpet on the floor. The vain and ancient bird accompanies the children on a series of adventures through time and space which, magic being what it is, rarely turn out as they were meant...

This sequel to Five Children and It continues the magical adventures of siblings Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and their baby brother.

Contains a lovely new introduction by Robin McKinley, bestselling US author of Pegasus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141340876
Publisher:	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publication date:	05/03/2012
Series:	Psammead Trilogy Series , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

EDITH NESBIT was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book, THE TREASURE SEEKERS, was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed, and a series of magical fantasy books, including FIVE CHILDREN AND IT also became very popular. THE RAILWAY CHILDREN was first published monthly in the LONDON MAGAZINE in 1905, and published as a book in 1906 and has been in print ever since.

Table of Contents

1	The Egg	1
2	The Topless Tower	29
3	The Queen Cook	56
4	Two Bazaars	84
5	The Temple	110
6	Doing Good	137
7	Mews from Persia	159
8	The Cats, the Cow, and the Burglar	182
9	The Burglar's Bride	203
10	The Hole in the Carpet	225
11	The Beginning of the End	248
12	The End of the End	268

Editorial Reviews

No childhood is complete without The Railway Children.” —The Telegraph

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