Project Gutenberg 2009-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 329 Nesbit, E. (Edith) 1858 1924 Nesbit, Edith Bland, Edith Nesbit Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert) 1869 1942 Millar, Harold Robert Millar, H.R. Pryse, Gerald Spencer 1882 1956 Pryse, Spencer The Magic World The cat-hood of Maurice -- The mixed mine -- Accidental magic -- The princess and the hedge-pig -- Septimus Septimusson -- The white cat -- Belinda and Bellamant -- Justnowland -- The related muff -- The aunt and Amabel -- Kenneth and the carp -- The magician's heart. Produced by Suzanne Shell, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Magic World" by E. Nesbit is a collection of children's fantasy stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of imagination and transformation, with children experiencing adventures that blur the lines between reality and magic. The opening story introduces Maurice, a mischievous boy who finds himself in an unusual predicament involving his family cat, Lord Hugh Cecil, leading to transformative experiences that challenge his understanding of cruelty and empathy. At the start of "The Magic World," we are introduced to Maurice, who gets into trouble for his playful cruelty towards Lord Hugh, the family cat. After a series of mischief, Maurice’s father decides to send him away to a strict school, prompting Maurice to unintentionally turn himself into a cat after a conversation with Lord Hugh. As a cat, he struggles with his new identity, dealing with a sardine tin tied to his tail and the consequent adventures and misadventures he encounters. The early narrative sets the tone for whimsical exploration, humor, and the moral lessons that will develop through Maurice's magical transformation and eventual realization of empathy and friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Children's stories, English Magic -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 426964 426973 2024-09-12T06:11:03.897356 2023-09-12T09:40:43.831548 text/html text/html 453827 2009-01-27T08:11:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1872861 2009-01-27T08:11:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1920648 2024-09-12T06:11:16.470328 application/epub+zip 1927450 2024-09-12T06:11:07.882351 application/epub+zip 200443 2024-09-12T06:11:04.833328 application/epub+zip 3078482 2024-09-12T06:11:21.546248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3029194 2024-09-12T06:11:13.677298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331141 2022-09-13T05:45:31.642531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348499 348400 2024-09-12T06:11:02.519367 2023-09-12T09:40:42.612514 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 348407 2009-01-27T08:11:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 129453 2009-01-27T08:11:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20434 2024-09-12T06:11:21.711238 application/rdf+xml 10957 2024-09-12T06:11:05.211316 image/jpeg 2960 2024-09-12T06:11:05.022319 image/jpeg 1916808 2024-09-12T06:11:04.001342 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