She began to write poems, short stories, and recitiations, and made hand painted Christmas cards. When Bland, while ill, was defrauded by a business partner, Edith Nesbit was forced to earn the family's living. He took the chair at the first meeting of the Fabian Society and both were active in the Fabian movement. Edith Nesbit married Hubert Bland, a young journalist and enthusiastic Socialist, in 1880. Also, the entire book has been revised and relevant material that either had to be left out originally, or has been discovered since, has been added. Nesbit's contemporaries or members of her family were still alive. Langley Moore has written a new introduction to the present edition, telling a number of things that had to be omitted from the original work, when so many of E. Nesbit (1858-1924), whose books for children have delighted readers young and old, is a literary event of major importance. 'Publication of this first biography ever written about E. Several of her books have been made into films.Hard Cover.

She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, her best known including The Railway Children and The Story of the Treasure Seekers. Born in London, she became active in politics, and in 1884 helped to found the Fabian Society.

They find plenty of adventure, but will they find the treasure before Edred’s birthday?Įdith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English author and poet whose children’s works were published under the name E. Together, brother and sister visit some of the most thrilling periods of history and test their wits against real witches, highwaymen, and renegades. With no time to lose, Edred and Elfrida secure the help of a magical talking creature, the temperamental Mouldiwarp, who leads them on a treasure hunt through the ages. Just before his tenth birthday, Edred inherits the title of Lord Arden he also learns that the missing fortune will be his if-and only if-he can find it before the turns ten. Synopsis: The famous Arden family treasure has been missing for generations, and the last members of the Arden line, Edred, Elfrida, and their Aunt Edith, have nothing to their names but the crumbling castle they live in.

The House of Arden by E. Nesbit