Oswald Bastable and Others

The story revolves around three children - Dicky, Dora, and Oswald - who find a mysterious artifact that allows them to be granted a single wish each. However, their wishes are twisted and lead to unexpected consequences. The children must then work together to undo the damage caused by their wishes and restore order to their lives.

By Edith Nesbit · First published 1926 · Genre: Children's Literature, Fantasy, Adventure · 15 chapters

Contents

• AN OBJECT OF VALUE AND VIRTUE
• THE RUNAWAYS
• THE ARSENICATORS A TALE OF CRIME
• THE ENCHANCERIED HOUSE A STORY ABOUT THE BASTABLES
• MOLLY, THE MEASLES, AND THE MISSING WILL
• BILLY AND WILLIAM A HISTORICAL TALE FOR THE YOUNG
• THE TWOPENNY SPELL
• SHOWING OFF; OR, THE LOOKING-GLASS BOY
• THE RING AND THE LAMP
• THE CHARMED LIFE; OR, THE PRINCESS AND THE LIFT-MAN
• BILLY THE KING
• THE PRINCESS AND THE CAT
• THE WHITE HORSE
• SIR CHRISTOPHER COCKLESHELL
• MUSCADEL

More by Edith Nesbit

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