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The Magic World

by E. Nesbit · 1912

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At her imaginative best, Nesbit takes us through such tales as "The Cat-hood of Maurice", "The Mixed Mine", "Accidental Magic", "The Princess and the Hedge-pig", The Related Muff", "Justnowland", "Kenneth and the Carp" and more.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
medium · 256 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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