And inside is the most beautiful bird you’ve ever seen in fact, not a bird: a noble and fabulous phoenix. But the new nursery carpet, when it arrives, comes with something odd wrapped inside it: an enormous glowing egg.
In fact things come to such a pass that it finally becomes necessary to get rid of both the carpet and the. But it is an interesting guide on their adventures with the magic carpet, many of which do not (of course) turn out as planned. Nesbit decided to recast its much-loved characters in this sequel, which has now become a classic in its own right, enchanting generations of readers and inspiring many film and television adaptations.īeautifully illustrated by Ella Okstad, this edition contains extra material for young readers including a section on ‘Other Famous Stories Involving Wishes’, a test yourself quiz and a glossary Part of The E. Nesbit - Free Ebook Project Gutenberg 70,595 free eBooks 41 by E. No one thought that that disastrous day would bring the start of new adventures. The Phoenix speaks in a highly educated, well-bred voice and is rather vain and egotistical. This revelation sets the siblings – and their baby brother Lamb – off on wild adventures, taking them around London and to far-flung destinations such as India and a remote tropical island.Īfter the success of Five Children and It, E. Upon unfurling it, the children find an egg inside, and, when one of them accidentally drops it into the fire, it hatches into a magical golden, who tells them that he can take them on the carpet to any location they wish. When Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane accidentally destroy a carpet in their London home with fireworks, their parents replace it with a second-hand one. The Phoenix and the Carpet is a fantasy novel for children, written in 1904 by E.
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