

The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Author: E. Nesbit
Narrator: Simon Prebble
Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/16/2014
Categories: Children's Fiction
Author: E. Nesbit
Narrator: Simon Prebble
Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 05/16/2014
Categories: Children's Fiction
Edith Nesbit was a mischievous child who grew up into an unconventional adult. With her husband, Hubert Bland, she was one of the founder members of the socialist Fabian Society; their household became a centre of the socialist and literary circles of the times. E. Nesbit turned late to children's writing. Her first children's book, The Treasure Seekers, was published in 1899 to great acclaim. Other books featuring the Bastable children followed, and a series of magical fantasy books, including Five Children and It also became very popular. The Railway Children was first published monthly in the London Magazine in 1905, and published as a book in 1906, which has been in print ever since.
The story of Treasure Seekers - is a story of six children, who really admire Kipling and Dickens, go through various adventures to earn money. The reason behind their adventures is the poor financial condition of the family. The story is meant for children; for me - it was not interesting and, at t......more
Unlike many of E. Nesbit's books, this one has no magic in it, but it's great fun anyway. It's the first of three books about the adventures of the six Bastable children. Simon Prebble does a fine job of narrating this audiobook.......more
I love Nesbit's stories, they are such fun. This is the start of the Bastable children's adventures. In the forward information about Mrs. Nesbit it included a description of her that created a funny image in my mind of a young woman hopping over a fence slinging a corset bag full of smoking goods.S......more