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The Story of the Treasure Seekers by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Family, Siblings, Fantasy & Magic - Hardcover
First published in 1899, it tells the story of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius (H. O.) Bastable, and their attempts to assist their widowed father and recover the fortunes of their family.
"This is the story of the different ways we looked for treasure, and I think when you have read it you will see that we were not lazy about the looking."
This novel, the first in what is often called "The Bastable Saga" begins the story of these six children -- Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius Bastable. When their mother dies and their father's business fails, the children embark on a series of adventures. Its sequels are The Wouldbegoods (1899) and The New Treasure Seekers (1904).
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"This is the story of the different ways we looked for treasure, and I think when you have read it you will see that we were not lazy about the looking." This novel, the first in what is often called "the Bastable Saga" begins the story of these six children -- Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius Bastable. When their mother dies and their father's business fails, the children embark on a series of adventures. Says Oswald (the book's narrator) at the start: "I'll tell you what, we must go and seek for treasure: it is always what you do to restore the fallen fortunes of your House."
About the Author:
Edith Nesbit (1858 - 1924) was an English author and poet. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of fiction for children. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organization later affiliated with the Labour Party. Nesbit published approximately 40 books for children, including novels, collections of stories and picture books. Collaborating with others, she published almost as many more. -Wikipedia
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- PublisherAegypan
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1598181726
- ISBN 13 9781598181722
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages132
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