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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit.

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English author and poet (1858–1924)

Born 15 August 1858
Died 4 May 1924

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  • Cover of: Oswald Bastable and Others
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    First published in 1905 — 58 editions
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    First published in 1893 — 58 editions
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  • Cover of: The Rainbow and the Rose: Poems
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    First published in 1905 — 58 editions
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  • Cover of: Wonderful Garden: Children's Fantasy Novel

    First published in 1911 — 50 editions
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  • Cover of: Man and maid.
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    First published in 1906 — 46 editions
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  • Cover of: Many voices: poems
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    First published in 1922 — 44 editions
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  • Cover of: Royal Children of English History (Illustrated)

    First published in 1899 — 37 editions
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  • Cover of: The literary sense
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    Cover of edition literarysense00nesbgoog First published in 1903 — 34 editions
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  • Cover of: Nine Unlikely Tales

    First published in 1901 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: Wings and the Child: Or, the Building of Magic Cities

    First published in 1913 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Lays and legends.
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    Cover of edition cu31924013437656 Cover of edition cu31924060442591 First published in 1886 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: In the dark: tales of terror
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    First published in 1988 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: Songs of love and empire
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    Cover of edition cu31924013437706 First published in 1898 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: The children's Shakespeare
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    Cover of edition childrensshakesp0000nesb_z2f4 First published in 1895 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Man-size in marble

    First published in 1997 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: The Dark Descent
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    Cover of edition darkdescent0000unse_i9v2 Cover of edition darkdescent0000davi Cover of edition darkdescent0000unse_t7k4 First published in 1987 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Animal Friends and Adventures
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    Cover of edition childcraftanimal00jone Cover of edition childcraftanimal0004chil Cover of edition childcraft0000unse_a9i2 Cover of edition bwb_P4-BIP-751 Cover of edition childcraft0004unse_x9f1 Cover of edition childcraftanimal04fiel Cover of edition childcraftvol4an0004unse First published in 1949 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: All Round the Year

    First published in 1880 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: My School Days (Large Print)

    First published in 2004 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Long ago when I was young
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    Cover of edition longagowheniwasy0000nesb Cover of edition longagowheniwas00enes First published in 1966 — 9 editions
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English author and poet (1858–1924)

Born 15 August 1858
Died 4 May 1924

Subjects

Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Fairy tales, Children's stories, Children's stories, English, Fiction, general, Fantasy fiction, Juvenile literature, Brothers and sisters, Fantasy, History, Adaptations, Children, England, fiction, Magic, fiction, Short stories, Siblings, fiction, Dragons, Magic, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Classic Literature, Conduct of life, Horror tales, Wishes

Places

England, Great Britain, France, Ying guo, Angleterre, Cambridge, Eton College, Italy, Calcutta, Carthage, Castles, Denmark, Grande-Bretagne, India, Jefferson, London, Messina, Mississippi, Naples, North Pole, Norway, Padua, Paris, Rings, Russia

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, E. Nesbit (1858-1924), Gregory W. Temple, Prince Prospero, A Boy, A Sexton, Abram, Alonso, Antonio, Ariel, Attendants, Balthasar, Beatrice, Beatrice Rappaccini, Benedick, Benvolio, Bernardo, Borachio, Caliban, Captain, Cathy, Ceres, Claudio

Time

19th century, Edward VII, 1901-1910, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 17th century, 1890s, 1901-1910, 1901-1910 (Édouard VII), 1909, 20th century, Antebellum era, Jin dai, Jindai, Xian dai, Yingguo

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Alternative names

  • E. Nesbit
  • E. Newbit

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