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    The Magic City (Librovox)
    The Magic City (Librovox)
    The Magic City (Librovox)
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Magic City (Librovox)

    Written by E. Nesbit

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook


    Philip and Lucy discover that the city Philip has built using toys, books and household objects, has come alive. This is the account of their incredible adventures in those magical lands, where they meet characters from books and history, mythical beasts, and many other nice (and not so nice) people and creatures.

    As with all Edith Nesbit's tales, The Magic City has generous helpings of humour, imagination and interesting ideas, as well as the over-arching story of how a boy and girl who have unwillingly become step-brother and sister eventually learn to like each other.

    This is a story that works on many levels and will be equally enjoyed by adults and children. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Magic City (Librovox)
    Author

    E. Nesbit

    E. Nesbit (1858–1924) began writing for young adults after a successful career in magazines. Using her own unconventional childhood as a jumping-off point, she published novels that combined reality, fantasy, and humor. Expanded from a series of articles in the Strand Magazine, Five Children and It was published as a novel in 1902 and is the first in a trilogy that includes The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet. Together with her husband, Nesbit was a founding member of the socialist Fabian Society, and her home became a hub for some of the greatest authors and thinkers of the time, including George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells.

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    • 5/5
      We love, love, Love E. Nesbit's books! This is just as wonderous as the rest!
      The recording is fine, although we listened to it at 1.2 speed.