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The Story of the Treasure Seekers

Author: Edith Nesbit

Publisher: Mint Editions

Published: 2021-01-05

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781513220239

The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1899) is a children's novel by English writer Edith Nesbit. The first book in Nesbit's beloved Bastable trilogy--which also includes The Wouldbegoods (1901) and The New Treasure Seekers (1904)--The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a story of family, adventure, and mystery for children and adults alike. The Bastable siblings--Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius--are clever and curious children who live with their widowed father. When their mother died, their father became ill and lost his successful business, forcing the family to live modestly. Inspired by stories of buried gold and jewels--and hoping to help their struggling father--the Bastable children decide to go searching for treasure. Their adventure soon takes them to London, where they abandon digging for the allure of paying work. The Bastables come up with several schemes to make money, including writing poetry, banditry, and starting a newspaper, in the process discovering the power of imagination and the true value of home. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a masterpiece of children's fiction from Edith Nesbit, one of the twentieth century's children's authors. Originally published as a series of stories in several different periodicals, The Story of the Treasure Seekers was Nesbit's first novel for children. It would go on to influence both Arthur Ransome and C.S. Lewis, and is a favorite of J.K. Rowling's. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Edith Nesbit's The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a classic of English children's literature reimagined for modern readers.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers Illustrated

Author: E Nesbit

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02-18

Total Pages: 190

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a novel by E. Nesbit. First published in 1899, it tells the story of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius (H. O.) Bastable, and their attempts to assist their widowed father and recover the fortunes of their family; its sequels are The Wouldbegoods (1901) and The New Treasure Seekers (1904). The novel's complete name is The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune. The original edition included illustrations by H. R. Millar. The Puffin edition (1958) was illustrated by Cecil Leslie.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers

Author: E. Nesbit

Publisher: Standard Ebooks

Published: 2023-01-25T06:12:21Z

Total Pages: 181

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This is the story of the six Bastable children: Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noël and little Horace Octavius, known as H. O. Due to their mother tragically passing away and their father’s business partner running away with the money, the ancient and most noble House of Bastable, as the children like to call it, has fallen. In order to restore their family fortune the resourceful siblings go on a hunt for treasure; but whether they dig for gold in the garden, or try to open up a sherry business, their treasure-hunting always ends up getting them in trouble. The Story of the Treasure Seekers was the first novel for children written by Edith Nesbit, and today it is one of her most well-known. The stories of the Bastable children were first published between 1894 and 1899 in a variety of periodicals. For the one-volume publication in 1899 the order of the stories was changed, and several of the stories underwent extensive rewriting. This and her later novels inspired several later writers of English children’s literature, amongst them C. S. Lewis, who references the Bastable children in The Magician’s Nephew. The Story of the Treasure Seekers spawned two sequels, The Wouldbegoods in 1901 and New Treasure Seekers in 1904. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers

Author: E. Nesbit

Publisher: Virago

Published: 2017-07-27

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0349009546

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When their widowed father's business fails, the Bastable children decide to restore the family fortunes themselves. No longer able to afford school, the children have all the time in the world to devise ingenious money-making schemes: from digging for treasure in their Lewisham garden to becoming highwaymen on Blackheath Common. All too often their efforts lead to trouble rather than treasure, until one adventure finally pays off... Published with illustrations by Gordon Browne, newly scanned from the original edition. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is the first book in the Bastable trilogy, which continues with The Wouldbegoods and New Treasure Seekers. 'She's the children's writer with whom I most identify. [Nesbit] said, "By some lucky chance, I remember exactly how I felt and thought at 11." That struck a chord with me. The Story of the Treasure Seekers was a breakthrough children's book. Oswald is such a very real narrator, at a time when most people were writing morality plays for children' J. K. Rowling 'I loved the direct first-person narrative in the clear, forthright tones of Oswald Bastable' Jacqueline Wilson 'Endlessly surprising and inventive. But she is more than that ... She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had, while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase. Just try saying "Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath. She made the magic worlds feel as near as the Lewisham Road and she bathed the Lewisham Road in magic' Frank Cottrell-Boyce A collection that will be coveted by children and adults alike, this list is the best in children's literature, curated by Virago. These are timeless tales with beautiful covers, that will be treasured and shared across the generations. Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you, but there are stories for everyone to love, whatever your age. Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie's War, The Peppermint Pig), Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse, An Episode of Sparrows), Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden, The Gift Giving) E. Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy, The Bastable Trilogy, The Railway Children), L. M. Montgomery (The Anne of Green Gables series) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy). Discover Virago Children's Classics.

The treasure-seeker's daughter

Author: Hannah Lawrance

Publisher:

Published: 1852

Total Pages: 274

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers

Author: E. Nesbit

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-10

Total Pages: 146

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"The Story of the Treasure Seekers" is a novel by E. Nesbit. It was first published in 1899. The story tells about the adventures of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius Bastable and their attempts to assist their widowed father and recover their family's fortunes. This charming book for children is believed to strongly influence C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia."

The Story of the Treasure Seekers

Author: E. Nesbit

Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 136

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a novel by E. Nesbit. First published in 1899, it tells the story of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice,

New Treasure Seekers

Author: Edith Nesbit

Publisher:

Published: 1948

Total Pages: 335

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers Annotated

Author: Edith Nesbit

Publisher:

Published: 2021-04

Total Pages: 152

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The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a children's adventure novel by Edith Nesbit. First published in 1899, the book follows a group of siblings who set about restoring the family fortune after their father loses his business. It's the first book in the Bastable Children series, and it's Nesbit's most popular novel. Nesbit was an acclaimed children's novelist who wrote and co-authored over 60 books. Before writing children's books, she wrote and sold sentimental poetry to support her best friend financially. Aside from her writing career, Nesbit was an enthusiastic political activist with ties to the modern-day British Labour Party.The Story of the Treasure Seekers is set in England around 1899, and it follows a middle-class family called the Bastables. There are six children in the Bastable family, and they live in a modest semi-detached house on Lewisham Road in London. The house isn't big enough for everyone, but they can't afford to live anywhere else. They rarely buy new clothes and most of their possessions are handed down through the generations.Mrs Bastable died a few years ago. Mr Bastable raises the children alone without much help. Between running his failing business and looking after six children, he's under extreme pressure and he isn't very affectionate. Most of all, he misses his wife, and he knows that his children need their mother. Dora, the eldest Bastable, takes on the motherly role and she tries her best to look after her younger siblings....................

The Book of Hidden Wonders

Author: Polly Crosby

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1488058962

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A charming, deeply imaginative debut novel about a young girl who is immortalized in her father’s illustrated books containing clues to their family secrets. Romilly Kemp and her eccentric painter father have happy but sheltered lives in a ramshackle mansion in the English countryside. When her father finds fame with a series of children’s books starring Romilly as the main character, everything changes: exotic foods appear on the table, her father appears on TV and strangers appear at their door, convinced the books will lead them to a precious prize. But as time passes, Romilly’s father becomes increasingly suspicious of the outside world until, before her eyes, he begins to disappear within himself. She returns to his illustrations, looking for a way to connect with her ailing father, and finds a series of clues he’s left just for her. This treasure hunt doesn’t lead her to gold or jewels, but something worth far more—a shocking secret that is crucial to understanding her family. Written with tremendous heart and charisma, The Book of Hidden Wonders is an unforgettable story about growing up, facing mortality and discovering the hidden wonders that make us who we are.