The Phoenix and the Carpet

Name: The Phoenix and the Carpet
Author: Edith Nesbit
ISBN: 9781787244801

Author: Edith Nesbit
Series: Children's Classics
Language: English
Length: 214 pages
ISBN: 9781787244801
Published: 12 March 2018
Imprint: Sovereign

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adventure
time machine
fantasy
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fairytale
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Description

"The Phoenix and the Carpet" by Edith Nesbit follows the fantastical adventures of siblings who discover a magical carpet and a phoenix. Their wishes lead to airborne escapades, encountering whimsical creatures and unforeseen challenges. Nesbit's tale combines humor and imagination, exploring themes of friendship, responsibility, and the enchanting possibilities that arise when the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Author

E. Nesbit (1858–1924) reinvented children's literature by letting magic walk into ordinary English life — leftover tea, railway platforms, and wishes that go wrong in the most practical ways. The Railway Children, the Bastable books, and the Psammead adventures taught young readers that wonder need not be solemn. Nesbit wrote as an adult who still remembered how children actually talk: funny, fierce, and rarely pious.

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