The Enchanted Castle - Edith Nesbit - Bog

The Enchanted Castle is a classic children's fantasy novel written by Edith Nesbit. The story follows three siblings, Gerald, Jimmy, and Kathleen, who discover a magical castle while exploring the countryside. The castle is inhabited by a princess who has been cursed to live as a statue during the day and a human at night. The children befriend the princess and embark on a series of adventures, including flying on a magic carpet and rescuing a kidnapped prince.As they explore the castle, the children also discover a ring that grants wishes, which they use to create all sorts of mischief and mayhem. However, they soon learn that their wishes have unintended consequences, and they must use their wits to undo the damage they have caused.Throughout the book, Nesbit weaves themes of friendship, loyalty, and the power of imagination. The Enchanted Castle is a timeless tale that has captivated generations of readers with its whimsical charm and magical adventures.A short avenue of cypresses led, widening as it went, to a marble terrace that lay broad and white in the sunlight. The children, blinking, leaned their arms on the broad, flat balustrade and gazed. Immediately below them was a lake just like a lake in ""The Beauties of Italy"" a lake with swans and an island and weeping willows.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.