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    Edith Nesbit: The Poetry: Known for both childrens stories and ghostly tales, Nesbit was an equally talented poet
    Edith Nesbit: The Poetry: Known for both childrens stories and ghostly tales, Nesbit was an equally talented poet
    Edith Nesbit: The Poetry: Known for both childrens stories and ghostly tales, Nesbit was an equally talented poet
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    Edith Nesbit: The Poetry: Known for both childrens stories and ghostly tales, Nesbit was an equally talented poet

    Written by Edith Nesbit

    Narrated by Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe

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    EDITH NESBIT, The Poetry – An Introduction. Edith Nesbit is more famously known as a writer of children’s stories and ghost stories some of which are available in other volumes. But in this volume we explore her poetry. Born in 1858 in Kennington, then part of Surrey and now London. Her early life was one of constant house changes before meeting, age 17, Hubert Bland who she was to marry three years later – whilst she was 7 months pregnant. Additionally Bland kept his affair with another woman going throughout. The two children of this relationship were raised by Edith as her own as well as their own three. They founded the Fabian Society in 1884. Thought of as the first modern writer for children she also wrote for adults producing over 50 books in total. Like many consummate writers who yearn to be recognised as poets their other works are given greater recognition. Now in this volume you be the judge. These poems are brought to your ears by Ghizela Rowe and Richard Mitchley.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Copyright Group
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781780000398
    Edith Nesbit: The Poetry: Known for both childrens stories and ghostly tales, Nesbit was an equally talented poet
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    Edith Nesbit

    Edith Nesbit (Londres, 1858-1924) escritora y poetisa que viajó por Inglaterra, España y Francia. Se casó a los 21 años con el político Hubert Bland, con quien tuvo cinco hijos. Su vida fue una continua lucha contra la rectitud victoriana de la época. Es conocida por sus libros para niños llenos de humor y con un estilo innovador que, en ocasiones, desarrolla las aventuras de los protagonistas en una realidad cotidiana con elementos mágicos.

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      Read this to my youngest son back in 1994. We were both riveted to the descriptions and flow of the heroic two children who needed to save the world from an epidemic. Exciting and scary because everyone saw the threat not just the children. Could this be why the children did not try friendship / diplomacy? Obviously I read an older version of this book than listed. Share with your children / grandchildren; hopefully they will enjoy it as much as you will.