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The Wonderful Garden

by E. Nesbit · 1911

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Caroline, Charlotte and Charles are staying with their Great Uncle Charles while their parents are away in India. They discover a book called The Language of Flowers and try various magical spells from the book. Whether the spells work or whether what happens can be put down to coincidence is left to the reader to decide.

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This edition has a preface by Earle Walbridge and is illustrated by H R Millar.

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childrens
Length
medium · 250 pages

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