The House of Arden

Name: The House of Arden
Author: Edith Nesbit
ISBN: 9791220204552

by Edith Nesbit

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Originally published by T. Fisher Unwin

Two impoverished children, Edred and Elfrida Arden, inherit the decrepit Arden Castle and search for the lost family fortune that will allow them to rebuild it. With the assistance of the magical Mouldiwarp (mole), they travel back in time to earlier periods of English history, searching for clues. During their journeys into the past, the children encounter several historical events: 1807: Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom, the British military response, and the smuggling around

First published 1908299 pages

Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 3
Editions known: 83

Classification

Dewey (DDC): [Fic]
Library of Congress (LCC): PZ0007.N43777 Hou 2006PZ0008.B612 Ho3PZ0007.N43777Hou 2006PZ0008.B612 Ho

Subjects

Brothers and sistersBrothers and sisters -- Juvenile fictionBrothers and sisters, fictionBuried treasureBuried treasureBuried treasure, fictionChildren's fictionFairy talesFictionGreat Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Juvenile fictionGreat britain, fictionGreat britain, history, fiction

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ISBN 9791220204552English

DATE DUE

First published1908

StatusREAD

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