{"product_id":"9781593082741","title":"The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eEdith Nesbit\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I love E. Nesbit. . . . Her children are very real . . . and she was quite a groundbreaker in her day.”\u003cbr\u003e—J. K. Rowling, author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered the first modern writer for children, \u003cb\u003eEdith Nesbit\u003c\/b\u003e wrote wonderfully imaginative tales about magical adventures in the everyday world. In \u003ci\u003eFive Children and It \u003c\/i\u003e(1902), a group of children are digging in a sandpit one day when they discover a small, bad-tempered sand-fairy known as the Psammead, who is allowed to grant one wish per day. The children wish for many things—to be beautiful, to be rich, to grow wings—but none of the wishes turn out right. Luckily, the magic wears off at sunset, but will that be soon enough?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Enchanted Castle\u003c\/i\u003e (1907) begins when three children stumble upon a mysterious house and discover an invisible princess and a magic ring. At first it all appears to be a great adventure. When the children need an audience for a play they have mounted, they make their own out of old clothes, pillows, and umbrellas. Then things go inexplicably wrong. To the young dramatists' horror, as the curtain falls, there is a ghastly applause. The creatures have come alive—and they prove to be most disagreeable!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures illustrations by H. R. Millar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSanford Schwarz\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English literature at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix of Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e and various essays on modern literary, cultural, and intellectual history. He is currently writing a book on C. S. Lewis’s science-fiction trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031132815600,"sku":"9781593082741","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082741_p0.jpg?v=1763808373","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082741","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}