Project Gutenberg 2005-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 729 Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert) 1869 1942 Millar, Harold Robert Millar, H.R. Five Children and It Produced by Jason Isbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) Character set for HTML: ISO-8859-1 "Five Children and It" by E. Nesbit is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around five siblings—Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and the Baby—as they spend their summer holiday in the countryside, where they encounter a magical creature known as a Psammead, or Sand-fairy. The children's adventures focus on their wishes, which lead to both fantastical and humorous situations, highlighting the dynamics of childhood imagination and family relationships. The opening of the book introduces the children as they arrive at their new home, a modest country house. Initial excitement fills the air as they explore their surroundings, contrasting the freedom of the countryside with their previous life in London. Shortly after their arrival, they decide to dig in the nearby gravel pits, where they unexpectedly discover a Sand-fairy. This fascinating creature reluctantly reveals its ability to grant wishes, setting the stage for the children's magical escapades. However, their first wish for beauty leads to unexpected complications, especially when their baby brother fails to recognize them due to his newfound looks, establishing a lighthearted yet poignant theme of identity and familial bonds throughout their whimsical adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Siblings -- Fiction Wishes -- Fiction Fairies -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Children's Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 384586 384596 2024-09-07T13:28:28.610160 2023-09-08T05:24:22.851523 text/html text/html 384553 2020-12-13T11:56:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1282160 2020-12-13T11:56:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1306730 2024-09-07T13:28:40.632600 application/epub+zip 1310949 2024-09-07T13:28:32.458161 application/epub+zip 196177 2024-09-07T13:28:29.531210 application/epub+zip 2491853 2024-09-07T13:28:45.268651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2449347 2024-09-07T13:28:37.910128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336813 2022-09-08T10:26:06.920912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324078 323791 2024-09-07T13:28:27.349198 2023-09-08T05:24:21.636510 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 323841 2020-12-13T11:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122121 2020-12-13T11:56:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 323833 2020-12-13T11:56:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122097 2020-12-13T11:56:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22476 2024-09-07T13:28:45.427591 application/rdf+xml 13579 2024-09-07T13:28:29.922160 image/jpeg 3551 2024-09-07T13:28:29.723169 image/jpeg 1324891 2024-09-07T13:28:28.745208 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia