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The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
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The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune

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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."
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGood Press
Release dateNov 19, 2019
ISBN4057664091697
The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune
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E. Nesbit

E. Nesbit (1858–1924) began writing for young adults after a successful career in magazines. Using her own unconventional childhood as a jumping-off point, she published novels that combined reality, fantasy, and humor. Expanded from a series of articles in the Strand Magazine, Five Children and It was published as a novel in 1902 and is the first in a trilogy that includes The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet. Together with her husband, Nesbit was a founding member of the socialist Fabian Society, and her home became a hub for some of the greatest authors and thinkers of the time, including George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells.

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