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Wonderful Garden
by E. Nesbit
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not necessarily please the grown-ups.E. Nesbit, as usual, transports us back to the hazy summer days of a well-to-do Edwardian childhood, liberally spiced with magic, humour and lessons learned.Published exactly 100 years ago, this is one of her least-known children's books, out of print for many years, and with no text available online at the time of recording. Yes, it's dated. Yes, it's politically incorrect. But it is delightful nonetheless. As Gore Vidal once wrote: "...though a reading of E. Nesbit is hardly going to change the pattern of a nation, there is some evidence that the child who reads her will never be quite the same again, and that is probably a good thing." (Introduction by Ruth Golding) N
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Prelude-William Wordsworth
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Four Noncanonical Sherlock Holmes Short Stories-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Shadows-George MacDonald
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Peter and Wendy (Version 2)-J. M. Barrie
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Casebook of Sherlock Holmes Part 1-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 3) (Dramatic Reading)-L. Frank Baum
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Voice and Public Speaking-John Poole Sandlands
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Feast of St. Friend-Arnold Bennett
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Whittington and his Cat-E. L. Blanchard
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Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch-Eva Katherine Gibson
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Story of the Amulet (version 3 dramatic reading)-E. Nesbit
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Pirates of Panama-Alexandre Exquemelin
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Heidi (version 2 dramatic reading)-Johanna Spyri
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Five Jars-M. R. James
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Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 3) (Dramatic Reading)-L. Frank Baum
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Adventures of Reddy Fox-Thornton W. Burgess
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Early explorations in New South Wales A collection-Richard Hind Cambage, John Price
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Enchanted Castle-E. Nesbit
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Baseball Joe at Yale-Lester Chadwick
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Diatessaron A Harmony of the Four Gospels-Tatian
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Summer in a Canyon A California Story (Dramatic Reading)-Kate Douglas Wiggin
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Rainbow Valley (version 3 Dramatic Reading)-Lucy Maud Montgomery
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Book of Dragons-E. Nesbit
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Understood Betsy-Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200)-Aesop
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125)-Aesop
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Zauberlinda, the Wise Witch-Eva Katherine Gibson
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 12 September 1896-Various
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Maid of Maiden Lane (dramatic reading)-Amelia E. Barr
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (Dramatic Reading)-Thornton W. Burgess
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Aesop's Fables, Volume 11 (Fables 251-275)-Aesop
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Aces Up-Covington Clarke
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Wet Magic-E. Nesbit
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Five Children and It (Dramatic Reading) - E. Nesbit
Five Children and It (Dramatic Reading) by E. Nesbit invites listeners into a whimsical world where five siblings discover a magical creature that grants them wishes. This enchanting tale explores themes of childhood imagination, the consequences of desire, and the importance of family bonds. Its...
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Wonderful Garden - E Nesbit
Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not…
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Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's house does anything to diminish that belief. There the Three C.'s find a wonderful garden and some very old books, resulting in escapades which do not necessarily please the grown-ups.E. Nesbit, as usual, transports us back to the hazy summer days of a well-to-do Edwardian childhood, liberally spiced with magic, humour and lessons learned.Published exactly 100 years ago, this is one of her least-known children's books, out of print for many years, and with no text available online at the time of recording. Yes, it's dated. Yes, it's politically incorrect. But it is delightful nonetheless. As Gore Vidal once wrote: "...though a reading of E. Nesbit is hardly going to change the pattern of a nation, there is some evidence that the child who reads her will never be quite the same again, and that is probably a good thing." (Introduction by Ruth Golding) N
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