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Five Children and It

E. Nesbit · 1902 · 52,401 words

An ancient sand-fairy grants wishes that teach the children how wishes reshape the one who makes them.

Editor’s note: the chapter 'Scalps' uses dated stereotypes of Native Americans ('Red Indians'), reproduced unaltered for historical fidelity and not endorsed by the Library.

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Note

Parts of this story have appeared in the Strand Magazine under the title of

"THE PSAMMEAD."

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Contents

  1. Note
  2. Chapter I — Beautiful as the Day
  3. Chapter II — Golden Guineas
  4. Chapter III — Being Wanted
  5. Chapter IV — Wings
  6. Chapter V — No Wings
  7. Chapter VI — A Castle and No Dinner
  8. Chapter VII — A Siege and Bed
  9. Chapter VIII — Bigger Than the Baker's Boy
  10. Chapter IX — Grown Up
  11. Chapter X — Scalps
  12. Chapter XI — The Last Wish

About this edition

Source: Project Gutenberg #17314

Public domain: First published 1902; public domain in the United States.

What’s included: The complete text.

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