New Treasure Seekers by Edith Nesbit

The story revolves around a family of six children who embark on a treasure hunt to save their home from being sold. The father, a widower, has fallen ill and the family's financial situation is precarious. The children, with the help of a kind old gentleman, set out to find the hidden treasure, facing various obstacles and adventures along the way.

By Edith Nesbit · First published 1906 · Genre: Children's Literature, Adventure, Fantasy · 13 chapters · 81,668 words

First lines

WE Bastables have only two uncles, and neither of them, are our own natural-born relatives. One is a great-uncle, and the other is the uncle from his birth of Albert, who used to live next door to us in the Lewisham Road. When we first got to know him (it was over some baked potatoes, and is quite another story) we called him Albert-next-door's-Uncle, and then Albert's uncle for short. But Albert's uncle and my father joined in taking a jolly house in the country, called the Moat House, and we stayed there for our summer holidays; and it was there, through an accident to a pilgrim with peas in his shoes -- that's another story too -- that we found Albert's uncle's long-lost love; and as she was very old indeed -- twenty-six next birthday -- and he was ever so much older in the vale of years, he had to get married almost directly, and it was fixed for about Christmas-time. And when our holidays came the whole six of us went down to the Moat House with Father and Albert's uncle.

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Edith Nesbit
• Date: 1906 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Children's Literature, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy
• Length: 81,668 words
• Structure: 13 chapters, 1,834 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

• Children's Literature — The book is primarily targeted towards children, featuring child protagonists and themes of adventure and imagination.
• Adventure — The narrative is driven by a series of adventurous escapades embarked upon by the child protagonists.
• Fantasy — The book incorporates elements of fantasy, such as magical occurrences and mythical creatures.
• Comedy — The book employs humor and comedic situations throughout the narrative.

Tags

Adventure · Children's Literature · Fantasy · Treasure Hunt · Mystery · Family · Friendship · Excitement · Danger · Bravery · Teamwork · Problem-Solving

Contents

• THE ROAD TO ROME; OR, THE SILLY STOWAWAY
• THE CONSCIENCE-PUDDING
• ARCHIBALD THE UNPLEASANT
• OVER THE WATER TO CHINA
• THE YOUNG ANTIQUARIES
• THE INTREPID EXPLORER AND HIS LIEUTENANT
• THE TURK IN CHAINS; OR, RICHARD'S REVENGE
• THE GOLDEN GONDOLA
• THE FLYING LODGER
• THE SMUGGLER'S REVENGE
• ZAIDA, THE MYSTERIOUS PROPHETESS OF THE GOLDEN ORIENT
• THE LADY AND THE LICENSE; OR, FRIENDSHIP'S GARLAND
• THE POOR AND NEEDY

More by Edith Nesbit

• The Mystery of the Semi-Detached (1924)
• John Charringtons Wedding (1924)
• The Ebony Frame (1924)
• In the Dark (1924)
• Man-size in Marble (1924)
• The Dragon Tamers (1910)
• The Power of Darkness (1924)
• Five Children and It (1908)
• All works by Edith Nesbit