検索キーワード： 著者 "E. Nesbit" すべてのカテゴリー

Philip ist ein großer Baumeister. Fast alles im Haushalt kann er für seine Stadt verwenden. Eines Nachts gerät er auf geheimnisvolle Weise in diese Stadt hinein. Lucy, seine neue Schwester, die er zunächst gar nicht leiden kann, folgt ihm. Die Spielzeugstadt ist von vielen Bedrohungen umgeben, und Lucy und Philip müssen gefährliche Abenteuer bestehen. Können sie die Stadt retten? Und wer ist die verschleierte Dame, die sie verfolgt? Edith Nesbit verwebt in dieser Geschichte märchenhafte und phantastische Ereignisse zu einer spannenden Handlung.

E. Nesbit's classic novel Five Children and It was a blockbuster success when it was serialized in The Strand magazine in 1902 and published as a stand-alone novel later that year. It has never been out of print since its initial publication.

Beim Wünschen muss man vorsichtig sein ... Das Schloss, auf das Gerald, Jimmy und Kathleen bei einem ihrer Ferienstreifzüge stoßen, muss verzaubert sein - da sind sich die drei Geschwister einig. Und als sie Mabel kennen lernen, die im Schloss wohnt und einen Zauberring besitzt, erleben sie tatsächlich die unglaublichsten Dinge.

Als es mit dem Geschäft ihres Vaters immer weiter bergab geht, beschließen die sechs Bastable-Geschwister, ihm finanziell wieder auf die Sprünge zu helfen. Sie graben nach Schätzen, versuchen sich als Detektive und Erfinder und retten einen alten Mannaus "tödlicher Gefahr". Ihre Unternehmungen machen viel Spaß, bringen aber auch manchmal Ärger. Dieser humorvolle Roman vermittelt ein eindrucksvolles Bild über das Kindsein um die Jahrhundertwende.

Like Nesbit's The Railway Children, the story begins when a group of children move from London to the countryside of Kent. The five children – Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, known as the Lamb – are playing in a gravel pit when they uncover a rather grumpy, ugly, and occasionally malevolent Psammead, a sand-fairy with ability to grant wishes.

This chilling collection includes: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" by Henry James, "The Shadow" by E. Nesbit, "Monsieur Anastasius" by Dinah Maria Mulock, "John Granger" by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and more.

E. Nesbit is rightly best known for her children's books, but she also wrote works for adults, including short stories in the genres of the uncanny, macabre, and supernatural. There are five of these in this collection.

A collection of seven classic short stories that draw us into that hidden world where fear is just around the next corner, and where loving hands can touch across the boundaries of death. Edith Nesbit, author and poet, was known for her over 60 adventurous children's stories; however, she was first known for her poetry and her venture into the supernatural short stories for adult audiences. She called her collection Grim Tales. Her classic style and imagery has proven to be ageless and inspirational to modern writers.

Enter the magical animal world through the imaginations of Beatrix Potter, Rudyard Kipling and E. Nesbit, beautifully retold by Nicki White and Matt Stewart.

A collection of classic children’s stories to delight and entertain your little ones at bedtime.

Classic short stories featuring favourites from the animal world.

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E Nesbit and EF Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

A rich anthology of classic tales of ghosts and the supernatural written by women. 'The Operation' by Violet Hunt; 'On the Northern Ice' by Elia W. Peattie; 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton; T'he Missing Model' by Lettice Galbraith; 'The Cold Embrace' by Mary E. Braddon; 'Room Number Ten' by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor; 'Pomegranate Seed' by Edith Wharton; 'Mrs. Raeburn's Waxwork' by Eleanor Smith; 'The Mystery of the Semi-Detached' by Edith Nesbit.

Edith Nesbit was to children in the early 20th century what J.K. Rowling is to today's young generation. Magic, mythical creatures, time travel, charms, words of power... Nesbit's stories have it all. This recording is the complete collection of Edith Nesbit's Psammead series, comprising three captivating stories:Five Children and It.The story begins when a group of five children - Robert, Anthea, Cyril, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb - move from London to the countryside of Kent.

A young king finds a magical book once owned by his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and unwittingly sets a wicked beast loose in his kingdom. Now he must find a way to best the beast and win back the love of his subjects. Edith (E.) Nesbit was a master at weaving imagination and real life into timeless fairy tales, with fantastic mythical creatures, princes and princesses, magic, and just the right touch of silliness. The Book of Beasts is the first in a series of fairy tales with a common theme: Dragons!

Shakespeare wrote for grown-up people, for men and women, and in words that little folks cannot understand. Hence Nesbit's Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare: to reproduce the entertaining stories contained in the plays of Shakespeare, in a form so simple that children can understand and enjoy them.

Edith (E.) Nesbit was a master at weaving imagination and real life into timeless fairy tales, with fantastic mythical creatures, princes and princesses, magic, and just the right touch of silliness. This is a collection of nine of her fairy tales with a common theme - Dragons! For children from five to 95, these stories are not to be taken seriously. Let your imagination run wild!

Journey to the roots of Narnia. C.S. Lewis enjoyed the writings of E. Nesbit from the time he was a child. And the story of Amabel and her journey through a mahogany wardrobe so struck him, that he later created his whimsical masterpiece, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Discover the tale that inspired the great C.S. Lewis, and journey to a world of fantasy and forgiveness.

Famed author E. Nesbit ( The Railway Children) brings 20 of Shakespeare's plays to life in language that children can understand. They are entertaining narratives that describe the Bard's main characters and often intricate plots. Each story provides a concise overview for anyone about to experience a Shakespeare play for the first time.

A collection of 17 classic tales of the macabre and supernatural by some of the best known writers in these genres.