The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit
The story follows the adventures of two children, Mabel and Tom, who find an old ebony frame in an antique shop. When they take it home, they discover that the frame contains a magical painting of a beautiful garden. Every night, the painting comes to life and the children explore the garden, meeting a variety of strange and wonderful creatures. The children soon discover that the garden is in danger from an evil witch, who wants to take over the magical land. With the help of their new friends, the children must find a way to save the garden and its inhabitants. Along the way, they learn valuable lessons about friendship, courage, and the power of imagination.
By Edith Nesbit · First published 1924 · Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Adventure · 4,308 words
First lines
To be rich is a luxurious sensation, the more so when you have plumbed the depths of hard-up-ness as a Fleet Street hack, a picker-up of unconsidered pars, a reporter, an unappreciated journalist; all callings utterly inconsistent with one's family feeling and one's direct descent from the Dukes of Picardy.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Edith Nesbit
- Date: 1924 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
- Length: 4,308 words
- Structure: 1 section, 103 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Mystery — The Ebony Frame is a mystery novel that follows the protagonist as they investigate a mysterious painting and the secrets it holds.
- Fantasy — The Ebony Frame contains elements of fantasy, as the protagonist discovers a magical painting that transports them to a different world.
- Adventure — The Ebony Frame is an adventure novel, as the protagonist embarks on a journey to uncover the secrets of the painting and the world it leads to.
- Romance — The Ebony Frame contains elements of romance, as the protagonist falls in love with a mysterious figure they meet in the painting's world.
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mystery · supernatural · suspense · Victorian · gothic · family secrets · psychological · haunting · narrative twist · literary fiction · Edith Nesbit · historical