The Enchanted Castle (Puffin Classics) - E. Ne...

A plot summary makes this story sound ordinary by children's literature standards: the summer adventures of four children who discover an enchanted castle and a magic ring. But Edith Nesbit's adored classic (written in 1907) is so much more than the description suggests. Right from the start, the author plays with the idea of magic, teasing us with a sleeping princess who turns out to be a fake. Elsewhere, the magic is "real" as can be--in fact, though written nearly 100 years ago, The...

Edith Nesbit´s stories remain popular in the 21st century. Three children ? Jerry (bossy), Jimmy (hungry) and Kathleen (sensible) ? find themselves standing in front of a bejewelled princess in the garden of an enchanted castle. It is the first day of their summer holidays. Is she really a princess? And if she isn?t, what about her ring which makes the wearer invisible?