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This collection of short stories features all of Edith Nesbit’s trademark charm and wit, including the final four stories featuring the Bastable children, from The Story of the Treasure Seekers.

Included with the stories featuring the Bastables are eleven fairy-tales, many magical, that show why Nesbit is the master of the form.

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit

1858 - 1924
British
When Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was in her teens, the family moved to a large house in Kent called Halstead Hall. Although she lived here for only thr... See more
H. R.  Millar

H. R. Millar

1869 - 1942
Scottish
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Charles E. Brock

Charles E. Brock

1870 - 1938
British
Charles Edmund Brock, who signed most of his work with the name C.E. Brock, was one of four brothers who were all artists and shared a studio in Cambr... See more

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Oswald Bastable and Others Reprint

Oswald Bastable and Others
Reprinted in 2021 by Living Book Press
Available formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook
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This edition is presented complete and unabridged with all the original illustrations.


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Resource Guide

The Literary Life
Podcast

Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.

Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."