The Wonderful Garden by Edith Nesbit

Four siblings, Caroline, Horace, Hortense and Baby, are left alone in a large, neglected garden after their parents' death. They discover the garden has been locked away for 10 years and set out to restore it to its former beauty. Through their efforts, they learn about friendship, hard work, and the healing power of nature.

By Edith Nesbit · First published 1911 · Genre: Children's Literature, Fantasy, Adventure · 23 chapters · 88,765 words

First lines

It was Caroline's birthday, and she had had some very pleasant presents. There was a blotting-book of blue leather (at least, it looked like leather), with pink and purple roses painted on it, from her younger sister Charlotte; and a paint-box-from her brother Charles-as good as new.

‘I've hardly used it at all,' he said, ‘and it's much nicer than anything I could have bought you with my own money, and I've wiped all the paints clean.'

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Edith Nesbit
• Date: 1911 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Children's Literature, Fantasy, Adventure
• Length: 88,765 words
• Structure: 23 chapters, 2,193 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

• Children's Literature — The story is primarily aimed at young readers, featuring child protagonists and a magical, whimsical plot.
• Fantasy — The narrative involves magical elements, such as talking animals and enchanted gardens, which are typical of the fantasy genre.
• Adventure — The plot involves the protagonists embarking on various adventures within the magical garden, which aligns with the adventure genre.

Tags

Children's literature · Fantasy · Adventure · Garden · Magic · Friendship · Exploration · Discovery · Imagination · Youth · Classic · Vintage

Contents

• THE BEGINNING
• THE MANOR HOUSE
• THE WONDERFUL GARDEN
• IN THESSALONIANS
• THE MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE
• HUNTED
• BEING DETECTIVES
• THE HEROINE
• THE MORNING AFTER
• BREWING THE SPELL
• THE ROSICURIANS
• THE OTHER BOOK
• THE ROSY CURE
• THE MINERAL WOMAN
• JUSTICE
• THE APPEAL TO CÆSAR
• THE LE-O-PARD
• THE LEOPARD'S-BANE
• F. OF H. D
• THE WAXEN MAN
• THE ATONEMENT OF RUPERT
• THE PORTRAIT
• THE END

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• The Dragon Tamers (1910)
• The Power of Darkness (1924)
• Five Children and It (1908)
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