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Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit · Booklabria

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Five Children and It

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First published: 1905
Editions: 945 in 9 languages

Synopsis

Haven't you ever thought what you would wish for if you were granted three wishes? In Nesbit's delightful classic, five siblings find a creature that grants their wishes, but as the old saying goes: be careful what you wish for, it might come true...

Subjects: History
Fantasy
Children's fiction
England
Family
Histoire
Set in: England
Great Britain
Angleterre
Grande-Bretagne
Time: Xian Dai; Edward VII, 1901-1910; Yingguo; Jindai

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945 in 9 languages

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English916 Chinese5 Spanish3 German2 All 9 languages

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