Overview

Wet Magic was the last novel for children published by E. Nesbit. It was originally serialized in The Strand Magazine in 1912, with a book version published in 1913.In the book, four brothers and sisters are on their way to a holiday at the beach. While traveling on a train, they're excited to read about the purported sighting of a mermaid near the coastal town where they'll be staying, and agree among themselves to join the hunt for this mythical creature. But when they arrive, they discover that the mermaid has been captured and put on show at a circus at the local fairground. After the older children encounter another mermaid in the sea, who implores them to help, they agree they must do what they can to free the captured one. This leads them on to strange adventures.While Wet Magic has much of Nesbit's characteristic charm and humor, it doesn't appear to have been received as well as her other books, nor has it been as frequently reprinted.

Full Product Details

9791043136702

Table of Contents

Reviews

A. J. Raffles and his friend ""Bunny"" Manders are the quintessential rich young socialites; but behind the high-living façade, they've exhausted their funds. There's only one way to pay the bills: a secret double-life as criminals.Raffles was E. W. Hornung's biggest literary success, with the Raffles stories proving perennially popular. This volume was dedicated to his brother-in-law Arthur Conan Doyle, and in Raffles and Manders there is a clear relation to Holmes and Watson. The character's popularity helped kickstart the ""gentleman thief"" genre, and it's easy to see parallels to the later stories of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc.

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Countries Available